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

Relevance

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

If you were forced to pick the moment the Los Angeles romance with itself reached a zenith — and before things all went so wrong — the sunny morning of April 25, 2017, might be a good choice.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Around the time the body was disposed of, Lake Mead was nearing its zenith.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of zenith

Noun

The performances made history as the biggest ever open-air concerts in the UK (the crowd numbered 125,000 both days) and are often cited as representing the pinnacle of the Britpop era.

— Devinder Bains, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
The line, which belongs to the near-unanimous greatest player of all time and is still widely considered to be the pinnacle of signature athletic footwear, has fallen out of favor with hoopers, and the data backs it up.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026