Synonyms of melodic

melodic

adjective

as in lyrical

having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music

a sweetly melodic chant

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of melodic

Kakul Srivastava is the CEO of Splice, the sample platform countless producers rely on for one-shots and melodic loops. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2026

His style, reminiscent of Nick Cave, is incantatory, and the result is that the not-especially-melodic songs tend to bleed into each other with a sameness that ultimately proves monotonous. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Breaking Benjamin As pounding as any heavy metal band, this Pennsylvania group hammers its way to surprisingly melodic choruses. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Yet a close second is probably the melodic sound of British rock band the Smiths. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Toho’s music team had been looking for international artists who could bring powerful shouts and melodic vocals in keeping with the show’s high-energy tone, which led to the Electric Callboy pairing. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Van Sonderen continued with the duo Zonderling, alongside writing and production work across house, melodic techno, pop and hip-hop under his producer name, NSR. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026

And in January, when Winter gave a spellbinding solo performance at a New York club under the name Chet Chomsky, Green opened the show with her own set of bittersweet, melodic gems that sounded nothing like Geese. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

Recorded in Seattle with engineer Scott Colburn, the album captured the group pushing its experimental instincts toward something more immediate, melodic and emotionally expansive. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026