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renaissance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of renaissance

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 of renaissance

belle epoque (or belle époque), golden age
Words Related to renaissance

silver age

millennium

bloom, blossom, flower, flush, glory, heyday, prime, salad days

acme, apex, climax, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith
Antonyms of renaissance

dark age

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