Synonyms of ditties

ditties

noun

plural of ditty

as in ballads

a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment

sung a little ditty in a minor key

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ballads
• songs
• hymns
• anthems
• jingles
• lyrics
• vocals
• lullabies
• carols
• choruses
• cantatas
• psalms
• chorales
• dirges
• lays
• spirituals
• medleys
• serenades
• arias
• chants
• paeans
• canticles
• blues
• glees
• requiems
• madrigals
• part-songs
• chansons
• hallelujahs
• standards
• chanteys
• rockers
• motets
• folk songs
• descants
• laments
• remixes
• noels
• rounds
• art songs
• pops
• croons
• drinking songs
• threnodies
• roundelays
• torch songs
• fight songs
• barcaroles
• covers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ditties

Hopkins kept playing, and even wrote little ditties on staff paper. — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

In the streaming music world, having access to all your favorite tunes and ditties is integral. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026

But, as with effectively a new group needing to gel, time was always going to be required for heroes to emerge and inspire terrace chants to replace or supplement the ditties to ‘Super Paul Mullin’, ‘White Pele’ (Elliot Lee) et al. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 May 2026

The songs, by Randy Newman, are simple but charming little ditties, particularly the ensemble numbers where this makeshift band of misfits express their devotion to one another. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026

These plinking, whimsical ditties—each song lasts but a minute or two at most— are evocative in their simplicity, but deceptively rich in texture. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026

Later, orange lanterns carrying well-wishes floated toward the stars, mingling with the distant strains of Lao ditties from the karaoke machines of the ramshackle bars that lined the banks. — Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026

However, there are some quirky ditties that even multigenerational Southerners might not have ever heard, or that people commonly use in the wrong way. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026

But perhaps the best aspect of Update was the return of Jane Wickline’s offbeat keyboard ditties. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025