unlyrical

adjective

Definition of unlyricalnext
1
as in prose

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2
as in jarring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlyrical
  1. prose
  2. jarring
  3. dissonant
  4. harsh
  5. inharmonious
  6. unmusical
  7. grating
  8. strident
Adjective
  • Breton’s often tortuous and highly idiomatic prose style presents an enormous challenge to translators.
    — Susan Rubin Suleiman, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • The result is a genre of prose writing that continues to shock, titillate and entertain.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
Definition of prose
Adjective
  • Toure was there to lay out a jarring, game-saving hit to force the incompletion.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Hidden, almost, in the center of the exhibition are a few of Mendieta’s early paintings from the late 1960s and early 1970s, which have a jarring feeling of wrongness about them.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of jarring
Adjective
  • The score was such a beautiful, odd, dissonant piece of work.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 July 2026
  • Their disparate sonic elements form a dissonant but cohesive whole, wisps of trumpet and electronic woodwinds flashing by as quickly as flickering subway car lights.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
Definition of dissonant
Adjective
  • In both premise and execution, the show is hugely reminiscent of the Showtime series of the aughts and early 2010s that featured women in harsh circumstances going to extremes in order to get one over on a society that didn’t care about them.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Although he would not be drawn on future product pricing, the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are set for release in September and will be affected by the harsh trading conditions.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of harsh
Adjective
  • We are made loving, good, and pure – entirely free from any inharmonious tendency.
    — Margaret Rogers, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Setting Discordant Personal Goals A 2023 study published in Current Psychology finds that partners’ inharmonious goals can have detrimental effects on relationships.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Definition of inharmonious
Adjective
  • Those songs remind Omara of real people and real events, political interludes whose senselessness and brutality have left unmusical lacunae in her life.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • His parents were unmusical Russian-Jewish immigrants who ran various businesses with mixed success.
    — The Economist, The Economist, 3 Oct. 2019
Definition of unmusical
Adjective
  • In lesser hands, Diablo Cody’s Rolodex of quirky zingers could come across more grating than endearing.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • But her voice in the actual album mixes is less grating than the singles’ mixes imply, and the lyrics understand what’s cool and also overbearing about her overarching persona.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Definition of grating
Adjective
  • Over the past 10 years, the misogyny of the manosphere has become more open and strident, but the big innovation seems to have been combining that conspiratorial misogyny with earnest self-help advice.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • The strident capabilities of harness engineering can greatly aid AI that is providing mental health guidance, but if the capabilities are weak or poorly implemented, the AI will be undercut in attempting to give mental health advice.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of strident
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“Unlyrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlyrical. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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