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

Probably this is the only house in the town where verses are composed, which are afterward printed in a circular form, but not published. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Everyone spitting dope ass verses, trying to keep up with each other. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026

Unlike verses of later ballad traditions, collected in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Old English poets rarely used any kind of rhyme and appear not to have followed a regular meter or rhythm. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

The conflict and resolution are also heard in how the solo verses yield the group chorus — individual voices on display, and then, collective power. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026

Beathard drove the melody in the verses and chorus, threading a stream of steady rhythms that keep the piece rolling forward. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

Her post included a pair of Biblical verses that encourage Christians to persevere through hardship. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Dressed in a black waistcoat and knee-high boots, Madonna traded verses with Carpenter, who wore a glittery ensemble along with a beret. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

In the poppy, jingly track, Ahlers sings the chorus with a sparkling falsetto and the verses in a lower chest voice. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026