MUSICAL Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈmyü-zi-kəl

Definition of musical

as in melodic

having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music the musical sounds of the babbling brook

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as in symphonic

having a pleasing mixture of notes the song of the skylark has been celebrated for being especially musical

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Recent Examples of musical

Adjective

Michele was cast in early workshops of the musical – written by Sheik and Steven Sater – and appeared as the lead female character Wendla Bergmann. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026 Spring Awakening, based on the 1891 German play by Frank Wedekind about teenagers discovering their sexuality, won Tonys for best orchestration, best original score and best musical and a Grammy for best musical theater album. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Noun

An underrated musical based on a book-length poem about scandalous behavior in early Hollywood is enough of a reason to check out the season-ending show at Playhouse on Park. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 The Lyric Theater, which was built in the 1920s as a silent movie house, regularly hosts plays, musicals, and performances from big-name talent in its grand, 500-seat theater. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for musical

Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical

Adjective

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

Definition of melodic

Noun

Multiple stars of the hit Apple TV horror-comedy also took home acting Emmys, and creator Katie Dippold won outstanding writing for a comedy series.

— Joe Murphy, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026
Hosting Snapple’s revival party was Davidson and Jost’s own comeback project to replenish the New York comedy scene, taking the form of a floating, popsicle-orange vessel.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of comedy

Adjective

Dillard’s creative nonfiction about nature owes a debt to the lyrical prose of transcendentalists like Henry David Thoreau, whom Dillard cited as a major influence in her work.

— Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
McCartney 3, 2, 1 wasn’t exclusively aimed at music nerds, but a certain measure of nerdiness was ideal for appreciating the six-episode deep dive, which featured thorough lyrical analysis and ruminations on a unique journey.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of lyrical

Noun

This is a melodrama of malicious secrets and manipulative lies that may lead to divorce, desertion and even death.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
They’ve been assembled for a brain-breaker of a misfired melodrama, at first darkly amusing, before plunging headlong into soap opera-style twists and a general sense of heavy depression that no one can shake.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of melodrama

Adjective

Prose poetry, the lyric essay and other hybrid forms of literature play at the intersection of genre, which usually defines these separate categories of writing.

— Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
The scales are infinite, and the lyric combinations are infinite.

— Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of lyric

Noun

Schweiger is a German actor and filmmaker who debuted in the tragicomedy Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (1997).

— Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
Carys made her professional stage debut in June, playing Nina in Anton Chekhov’s tragicomedy The Seagull in Brooklyn.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of tragicomedy

Noun

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, meanwhile, is Parton’s 1982 musical comedy with Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
On Halloween night in 1995, the musical comedy aired on TV for the first time, as part of a celebration on VH1.

— Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of musical comedy

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