Synonyms of lyrical

lyrical

adjective

1

as in melodic

having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music

the lyrical cadences of voice-over narration give the film a very poignant quality

Synonyms & Similar Words

• melodic
• lyric
• musical
• melodious
• mellifluous
• mellow
• euphonious
• mellifluent
• sweet
• dulcet
• golden

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissonant
• strident
• staccato
• harsh
• unmusical
• disconnected
• jarring
• discordant
• inharmonious
• unmelodious
• unlyrical
• grating

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• dissonant
• strident
• staccato
• harsh
• unmusical
• disconnected
• jarring
• discordant
• inharmonious
• unmelodious
• unlyrical
• grating

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2

as in poetic

having qualities suggestive of poetry

the photographer achieves a very lyrical effect with her intentionally blurred images of flowers growing in the wild

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poetic
• poetical
• lyric
• poeticized
• rhyming
• symbolic
• rhythmic
• figurative
• bardic
• symbolical
• metrical
• rhapsodic
• metric
• rhythmical
• ornate
• riming
• purple
• rhapsodical
• metaphoric
• flowery
• grandiloquent
• florid
• idealized
• metaphorical
• hifalutin
• romanticized
• glamorized
• high-flown
• glamourized
• highfalutin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prose
• unpoetic
• prosaic
• literal
• factual
• unlyrical
• antipoetic
• matter-of-fact

• prose
• unpoetic
• prosaic
• literal
• factual
• unlyrical
• antipoetic
• matter-of-fact

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