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

In their debut cypher, dropped on the first day of 2026, his mid-tempo slur and curt verses immediately mark him as a descendant of Carti and SahBabii. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 3 July 2026

The whole Pride Night controversy started two weeks ago when four players wrote Bible verses on their rainbow hats, and the fallout ever since has been disastrous. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

The measure includes a list of texts that would be required reading during each grade level in all the state's public schools, and includes Bible stories and verses in grades ranging from elementary to high school. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 June 2026

The measure — which the Texas Board of Education is expected to approve today — would add Bible stories and verses as mandatory reading in the state’s K-12 curriculum. — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 26 June 2026

Over a Nineties hip-hop beat, East Coast to be exact, Czarface’s Inspectah Deck and Esoteric spit their verses before Hardy, er, Pulitzer comes in. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026

The Giants’ former All-Star catcher opened the session with a brief statement and then declined to answer a volley of questions about the Pride Night controversy on June 12 in which four players wrote Bible verses on their hats with a rainbow logo or declined to wear the hat entirely. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 June 2026

Several members of the Giants, including starting pitcher Landen Roupp, added Bible verses to the themed cap, prompting a warning from the league that writing on the caps is a violation of league policy. — ABC News, 22 June 2026

At the risk of asking the obvious, were those verses early jumping-off points as well? — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026