Synonyms of lyricists

lyricists

noun

plural of lyricist

as in poets

a person who writes lyrics and especially the words of a song

The widely acclaimed lyricist has penned many of pop music's most famous songs.

Related Words

• poets
• composers
• songwriters
• librettists
• bards
• minstrels
• versifiers
• muses
• poetasters
• lyrists
• tunesmiths
• songsmiths
• rhymers
• rhymesters
• sonneteers
• poetesses
• epigrammatists
• troubadours
• cocomposers
• rhapsodists
• scops
• epigrammatizers
• poets laureate
• rhapsodes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lyricists

After more than four decades of supporting Stateside composers and lyricists working across visual media, the Society of Composers & Lyricists has opened its first permanent international chapter in London. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

The remaining 11 were co-writes with some of Nashville’s brightest lyricists. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026

The distinction is further underscored by the involvement of The Roots, whose co-founder and lead MC, Black Thought, is widely regarded as one of hip-hop's greatest lyricists. — Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

By contrast, Sondheim was consistently accessible and encouraging to younger composers and lyricists even as his own artistic output sputtered. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

Witty, imaginative, and brushed with a whisper of melancholy, Blue Moon is a perceptive portrait of one of the 20th century’s finest lyricists. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Dec. 2025

The Songwriters Hall of Fame, founded in 1969, honors lyricists and composers whose work represents a lasting influence on the music industry. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025

No two lyricists write lyrics the same way, just as no two novelists write novels the same way. — Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025

So that would be the difference to me, of working with them, as far as them as lyricists. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2025