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song

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of song

1 a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
  • She sang a little-known song for the talent show.
Synonyms of song

ballad, ditty, jingle, lay, lyric, vocal
Words Related to song

anthem, cantata, canticle, carol, chorale, hymn, noel, psalm, spiritual

dirge, lament, requiem, threnody

hallelujah, paean

aria, barcarole (or barcarolle), chant, chantey (or chanty), folk song, glee, lullaby, madrigal, motet, part-song, round, roundelay, serenade
2 a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
  • the songs of Shakespeare
Synonyms of song

lyric, poem, verse
Words Related to song

rhyme (also rime)

ballad, lay

anacreontic, clerihew, dithyramb, eclogue, elegy, English sonnet, epic, epigram, epode, epopee, epos, georgic, idyll (also idyl), jingle, lament, limerick, madrigal, ode, pastoral, pastorale, psalm, rondeau, rondel (or rondelle), rondelet, sonnet, triolet, villanelle

haiku, senryu, tanka

blank verse, free verse, minstrelsy, poesy, poetry, versification, vers libre
3 a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect
  • Why not whistle a song as accompaniment to your work?
Synonyms of song

air, lay, melody, strain, tune, warble
Words Related to song

descant (also discant)

cadence, measure, meter, rhythm

ballad, ditty, hymn, lyric, madrigal
4 a very small sum of money
  • Developers bought the land for a song.
Synonyms of song

mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring
Words Related to song

petty cash, pocket money, spending money
Near Antonyms of song

bankroll, capital, funds, means, wherewithal

opulence, riches, treasure, wealth

bonanza, mine, treasure trove, treasury
Antonyms of song

boodle, bundle, fortune, mint, wad
5 writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
  • a hero honored in song and story
Synonyms of song

minstrelsy, poetry, verse
Words Related to song

rhyme (also rime)

blank verse, free verse
Antonyms of song

prose

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