Synonyms of poetic

poetic

adjective

pō-ˈe-tik 

as in poetical

having qualities suggestive of poetry

your description of the sun setting over the Grand Canyon was a particularly poetic piece of writing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poetical
• lyrical
• lyric
• poeticized
• symbolic
• figurative
• bardic
• rhythmic
• metrical
• rhyming
• rhapsodic
• purple
• ornate
• metaphoric
• grandiloquent
• idealized
• flowery
• florid
• romanticized
• high-flown
• glamorized
• highfalutin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of poetic

Fernández hoped that seeing the extravagance of a pre-conquest world and hearing the poetic nature of the Nahuatl language helps to empower Latinos to feel pride in and learn more about their culture. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

The words themselves feel poetic, almost decadent, but the images are robbed of their power to meet them, as each frame feels aimed only at presenting, rather than luring or excavating. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Part of his poetic and dramatic genius was in bringing together pieces of the world that American art hadn’t seen—or been willing to look at—before. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

The way that Paul wrote it, very simple language but very poetic. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026