Synonyms of lyrics

lyrics

noun

plural of lyric

1

as in poems

a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect

would you care to read your short lyric aloud?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poems
• songs
• verses
• sonnets
• runes
• rhymes
• ballads
• poetries
• psalms
• epigrams
• odes
• limericks
• elegies
• madrigals
• pastorals
• haiku
• jingles
• dithyrambs
• eclogues
• triolets
• idylls
• pastorales
• epics
• English sonnets
• villanelles
• georgics
• poesies
• lays
• rondeaux
• senryu
• epodes
• tankas
• laments
• versifications
• clerihews
• eposes
• rondelles
• rondelets
• anacreontics
• vers libres
• epopees
• blank verses
• free verses
• minstrelsies

2

as in songs

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

the guitarist sang a gentle lyric while playing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lyrics

The band’s sonic palette and songwriting show impressive growth here, but their lyrics have grown much darker. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

Videos featuring the lyrics to Disney songs can be popular on social media and video platforms. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

These monologues are interspersed with short lyrics in what initially seems to be the poet’s own voice. — Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Jobim wrote some of the lyrics for his songs, but also worked with exceptional lyricists such as Vinícius de Moraes and Newton Mendonça, in the original Portuguese, and Gene Lees and Norman Gimbel, for the English versions. — Fernando Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Styles is not a pop star who wants to reveal himself in his lyrics, like Taylor Swift does, or who wants to experiment too fiercely with genre, like Beyoncé does. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026

In the Cubist scenes painted by Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Juan Gris, for instance, words or letters collected from newspapers, posters on café walls, or the lyrics of popular songs are dispersed over the canvas. — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

The 1970s saw the rise of heavy metal, a genre of rock music in which many bands reference occult themes in their lyrics or feature esoteric or satanic imagery on their album covers. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

There are also ephemera like posters, budgets, song lyrics, book covers, event flyers and elementary school report cards. — Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026