CLASSICISM Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

classicism

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Definition of classicism

as in dignity

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Recent Examples of classicism The American public, however, may hold somewhat different views on the merits of classicism. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 June 2026 The film shows you how Lean, for all his lavishly exacting middle-of-the-road classicism, was a radical filmmaker and perhaps the key inventor (along with Hitchcock) of modern Hollywood cinema. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2026 BelarteStudio Also at WSA, interior designer Nina Takesh will launch her Eastern Blush wallpaper collection inspired by Persian heritage, European classicism and Parisian fashion. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 May 2026 The office itself leans toward old-school classicism, its conference and sitting rooms decorated with museum-quality Hudson River School paintings and 19th-century antiques. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for classicism

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Noun

Unwilling to compromise her dignity, Navier acquiesces to the emperor’s request on one condition — that she be allowed to remarry rival Crown Prince Heinrey (Lee Jongsuk) of the Western Kingdom.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
You will be listened to, supported and treated with dignity and respect.

— Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of dignity

Noun

The United States leads the world in the sophistication and power of its artificial intelligence models, and its innovation base and investment in research and development remain unparalleled.

— LIN CHIA-LUNG, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
The appeal of Jobim’s music, Berg explains, lies in the sophistication beneath its apparent simplicity.

— Fernando Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of sophistication

Noun

Amodei pointed to two developments as the reason for more restraint.

— Stephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Some Democratic lawmakers are already stressing that congressional investigations have to be directly tied to affordability issues, while urging restraint.

— Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of restraint

Noun

One can treat it as an indelible feature of human psychology, an unavoidable by-product of our appetite for simplicity and affiliation.

— Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Despite the beery bonhomie and singalong-friendly simplicity of their tunes, the Twisted Teens are grappling with an increasingly complex tangle of contradictions and tensions.

— Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of simplicity

Noun

Saariaho never once loses control of momentum and never insults her own tastefulness.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
Stern’s design, woven through and behind the original 1908 building and the 1939 addition that gave the museum its full-block width, is transformative yet inconspicuous, embodying his values of understated patriotism, historical preservation, tastefulness, and memory.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025

Definition of tastefulness

Noun

The term seems to imply a mastery of all the resources of a form, displayed in a surprising context without self-conscious artfulness.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
No need to get bogged down in questions about provenance, artfulness, long-form storytelling, or even metaphors.

— Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of artfulness

Noun

Overlapping labels include allotment chic, young fogey and gardencore, all drawing on traditional countryside style, with figures like Monty Don serving as inspiration.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
This week, the Cheesecake Factory and dictator chic made surprising appearances in our group chats, thanks to a political sideshow-slash-culture-battle kicked off by a joke made by former president Barack Obama.

— Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of chic

Noun

The fun of watching Curran perform on The Gilded Age comes from her grandiosity, a heightened level of delivery seen more often onstage than onscreen.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
An emotional buildup isn’t new for them, but the clarity with which its alt-rock grandiosity is captured is—a result of trusting producer Alex Farrar, at Asheville’s Drop of Sun Studio, for the first time.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026

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