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

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dark age

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of renaissance Why then, in the middle of a horror film renaissance, has the genre seemingly abandoned outer space? — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 26 July 2026 And as eye makeup continues its renaissance–with colorful liners, statement shadows and playful mascaras everywhere from the catwalks to TikTok–there’s never been a better time to experiment. — Chloe Burcham, Vogue, 24 July 2026 And actually, it’s primed for a renaissance, now that everyone has Homer on the brain. — Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 July 2026 Lambert’s renaissance is not rooted in one specific tweak or suggestion. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for renaissance

Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance

Noun

The butterflies have been making this migration for as long as 20 millennia, once finding paths to and from the fields gouged out by glaciers retreating with the spring during the last Ice Age.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Twice each in this millennium, North Carolina and Tennessee landed Indiana’s top recruit, compared to the Hoosiers’ zero … for now.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of millennium

Noun

The 30-year-old actor is set to portray the golden age film and dance star in Sony Pictures‘ untitled Fred Astaire drama, directed by Paul King, which was announced five years ago.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Keep Market Trends in Mind Vintage Heuer chronographs from the golden age of the 1960s and ’70s are excellent buys and can be found for less than $10,000, Wind says.

— Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 20 July 2026

Definition of golden age

Noun

Civilizations could have risen to their zenith and crumbled in the time our micrometeoroid spent traversing the unfeeling expanse of interplanetary space, but its demise lasted but a fraction of a second.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026
There was a time when the odd chart slot and a feature on the soundtrack of the latest FIFA game would mark the mainstream zenith of a breakthrough junglist.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of zenith

Noun

Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
The same cannot be said of GB1, the new brand name for Ainslie’s fourth assault on the America’s Cup, regarded as the pinnacle of international sailing.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 24 July 2026