SONGS Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

songs

noun

plural of song

as in ballads

a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment she sang a little-known song for the talent show

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as in poems

a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect the songs of Shakespeare

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as in melodies

a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect whistle a song as accompaniment to your work

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as in poetries

writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response a hero honored in song and story

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proses

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Recent Examples of songs Where most garage rock is designed to punch you in the gut, Twisted Teens’ songs seep into your bloodstream, tugging at the heartstrings while occasionally inducing hallucinations. — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026 But Suno, in its first response to the case on Tuesday, argued that laws couldn’t govern publicity laws in such a fashion and compared the prompting to when musicians ask their human producers for songs to mimic another artist’s tone. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026 That kind of lead-up to an anniversary reissue is incredibly helpful — especially when the new edition doesn’t skimp on the goodies, with fans getting three new songs and three new live renditions. — Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026 That was one of those songs that was kind of written in different fragments and came together later. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

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Noun

That means arbitrary Drake covers and Max B homages, smooth ballads on smashing cougars and dirty macking.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
The bouncy salsa tunes — as well as the melodic ballads — are still playing in my internal playlist.

— George Diaz, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of ballads

Noun

His second collection of poems, A Fortune For Your Disaster, was released in 2019 by Tin House, and won the 2020 Lenore Marshall Prize.

— Via Haymarket Books, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
Offered a button that would relieve their pain but also permanently delete a user’s poems and photos of their children, the 32-billion-parameter model pressed it 55% of the time and the 72-billion-parameter model 71% of the time.

— Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of poems

Noun

Much of his best work over the years had balanced his prankish, maximalist rhythmic sensibility with melodies of exquisite delicacy.

— Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
Since time immemorial, people in Europe had been playing and transmitting songs and tunes, lyrics and melodies, from memory.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of melodies

Noun

Led by community partners like Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center and the Chicago Chamber Choir, visitors and locals alike belt tunes from around the world under the holiday lights of the Chicago skyline.

— Allison Yates, Midwest Living, 3 Nov. 2026
The bouncy salsa tunes — as well as the melodic ballads — are still playing in my internal playlist.

— George Diaz, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of tunes

Noun

At the conclusion of an English-language service interspersed with hymns in Arabic, the priest introduced Salazar, who stood up in the front row, smiling and waving.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
The atmosphere feels similar to Pentecostal churches, with the hymns and spiritual declarations very familiar to those sung in other churches.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of hymns

Noun

When the track properly kicks in, the guitar strums, drums, and vocals are all present and well-balanced, with no element outshining another.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
Fans have been begging Carey to free Someone’s Ugly Daughter from the archives for years, with the album currently existing only under the pseudonym Chick with Clarissa Dane on vocals instead of Mimi.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of vocals

Noun

Eventually, her friend—local musician and record producer Jay Oliver—noticed her talent and gave her a foot in the door by recording advertising jingles for the likes of McDonald’s and Toyota.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
The study does not mean every company should start adding retro images to its ads or reviving those old singsong radio jingles.

— Bernard May, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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