RENAISSANCE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

renaissance

noun

ˈre-nə-ˌsän(t)s

Definition of renaissance

as in millennium

a period of high artistic or cultural development the 19th-century literary renaissance that prompted people to refer to Boston as the Athens of America

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dark age

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of renaissance After falling on hard times particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, malls today are in a renaissance as teens mob them once more. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 To say that Tampa is enjoying a renaissance is an understatement. — Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2026 Heritage dressing is going through a renaissance as trends like quiet luxury and old money evolve into something more sophisticated and sustainable. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Shaul Schwarz/Getty Images Origami originated in Japan more than three centuries ago, but Lang led its renaissance in the 1990s. — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for renaissance

Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance

Noun

Without human greenhouse gas emissions, a summer that hot would occur once in a millennium, but is now expected once every nine years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
There have been only four multi-time recipients this millennium.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of millennium

Noun

Where travel still leaves room for people The goal isn't to return to some imaginary golden age of travel.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
The 70s were also the last golden age of an American monoculture, when most of us experienced the same programs, movies, and records at the same time.

— David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of golden age

Noun

Around the time the body was disposed of, Lake Mead was nearing its zenith.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Despite Villa reaching their zenith under Emery in May, there was a growing argument to undergo a stable transitional phase, providing youthful impetus and appearing proactive, rather than reactive, in lowering the age of the squad.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of zenith

Noun

By Christmas it had been canonized as the pinnacle of ‘sad girl lit’ with Martha taking her place in that post-Fleabag lineage of fractured female characters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Researchers told me that many Democrats believe that the pinnacle of achievement is having a good education and a fruitful career.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026