Synonyms of verses

verses 1 of 2

noun

plural of verse

1

as in poems

a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect

composed a short verse for his mother's birthday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poems
• songs
• lyrics
• sonnets
• runes
• rhymes
• ballads
• psalms
• odes
• epigrams
• poetries
• elegies
• limericks
• pastorals
• eclogues
• madrigals
• dithyrambs
• haiku
• epics
• triolets
• lays
• idylls
• tankas
• villanelles
• jingles
• pastorales
• English sonnets
• rondeaux
• georgics
• poesies
• senryu
• epodes
• versifications
• laments
• vers libres
• eposes
• clerihews
• blank verses
• rondelles
• free verses
• rondelets
• anacreontics
• epopees
• minstrelsies

2

as in poetries

writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response

skilled at verse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poetries
• songs
• rhymes
• poesies
• minstrelsies
• vers libres
• blank verses
• free verses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proses

verses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of verse

as in informs

to give information to

while in prison, he versed himself in the rights of the incarcerated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informs
• tells
• advises
• briefs
• instructs
• teaches
• hips
• clues (in)
• fills in
• apprises
• enlightens
• familiarizes
• educates
• catches up
• acquaints
• lectures
• alerts
• lets someone know
• keeps (someone) posted
• announces (to)
• clears
• discloses (to)
• notifies
• schools
• advertises
• wises (up)
• reassures
• assures
• convinces
• tutors
• warrants
• certifies
• disenchants
• undeceives
• disillusions
• disabuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misleads
• misinforms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of verses

Noun

This strophic song in five verses conveys the journeyman’s joyfulness through a jaunty, tuneful vocal line over a steadily striding piano accompaniment. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

The range from the verses being super low, the chorus being fully belted out nonstop on the same note, and then that breaking point of the high part. — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026

And a few verses later, Genesis records that God’s work was finished. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

Eight handwoven silk carpets, each inscribed with Quranic verses, hang like royal tapestries. — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

Styles went on to play two verses and choruses of the song, originally released in 1974, and told the crowd to sing along on the first chorus. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026

In the first four verses, the speaker casts God in the role of a shepherd. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

But Malachi’s parents belong to a faith-healing sect that doesn’t believe in medical care, based on a literal interpretation of several Bible verses. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026

But as Santos Bravos sang the opening verses in English, the crowd roared with approval — especially as lead vocalist Kauê Penna, who hails from Brazil, slid onstage to take on the high parts of BTS lead Jungkook. — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026