LORES Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

lores

noun

plural of lore

as in knowledges

a body of facts learned by study or experience the home gardener had acquired her herbal lore from many years of trial and error

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as in mythologies

the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place set out to study the rich lore of the Cajun people of Louisiana before it all vanished

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Noun

Sometimes my collection of knowledges feels like rash splatters of matter floating with me.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of knowledges

Noun

What impact did her decision to (arguably) curve Drake’s kiss attempt when presenting her the award have on both of their mythologies?

— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
Both of these tales were derived from the folk legends and mythologies involving witches and ghosts that were still prevalent along the Hudson Valley.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of mythologies

Noun

One provider that covers a lot of ground is Tutor Doctor Santa Monica, which offers math through calculus and statistics, English and writing, the sciences, and, depending on availability, world languages.

— Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
What’s your framework, and how does that decision sciences group play into it?

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of sciences

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Somehow, the book is compact enough to fit into a bag, easy to dip into and draw from Le Guin’s wellspring of wisdoms.

— Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The book also includes little wisdoms from his three children with wife Camila Alves McConaughey; son Levi, 17 (who plays his onscreen son in The Lost Bus), daughter Vida, 15, and younger son Livingston, 12.

— Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025

Definition of wisdoms

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This week, San Francisco City Hall hosted its inaugural Diwali celebration, with Mayor Daniel Lurie welcoming the holiday and the community's traditions into the civic space.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Whereas widowed Lord Balfour (Charles Esten) fully expects to carry his homeland’s aristocratic traditions abroad, complete with an apparent Black slave for his hoity-toity young daughter.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of traditions

Noun

Prog legends Rush are in the midst of their nearly yearlong Fifty Something reunion tour, which was originally set to wrap next spring.

— Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
The meltdown has fans, media and even franchise legends questioning head coach Brian Schottenheimer, defensive coordinator Christian Parker and the team’s direction.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

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