Synonyms of refrain

refrain

noun

as in chorus

a part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often

I didn't know the verses of the song, so I only sang on the refrain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chorus
• response
• burden
• repeat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of refrain

If Khrzhanovsky’s goal was re-creating social and cultural conditions to capture drama at its purest, then the result merely proves Hitchcock’s refrain that drama is life with dull bits cut out. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

And his demand for answers has become a familiar refrain to anyone who’s followed the attorney’s rise to fame. — Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Trump has a keen understanding of an entrance, a refrain, a music cue, and, perhaps above all, an audience. — Erik Forrest Jackson, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026

Bookended by drone shots of the Macedonian countryside and a somber cello refrain by Novogradska, this 86-minute doc is otherwise composed of scoreless interviews with subjects seated in front of black curtains and captured in medium range. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing refrain

• refrain (from)