HYMNS Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

hymns 1 of 2

noun

plural of hymn

as in anthems

a religious song our Sunday church services always open with a hymn

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as in tributes

a formal expression of praise the documentary on the Shakers is essentially a hymn to the simple life

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hymns

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hymn

as in praises

to proclaim the glory of during the honeymoon following the inauguration, newspaper articles seemed to hymn the president's every move

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The scholar of religion Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900) noticed that many Vedic hymns praise different deities using the same superlatives and ascribe to them the same mythological feats. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Avie Lee filled the family's two-room home with music by singing hymns, folk songs and traditional mountain music. — Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Faithful gather to sing hymns and sip Bloody Marys, and a revolving cast of chaplains, including one who once served at the University of Texas chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, lead services. — Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026 One of six children, Tyler grew up idolizing Tina Turner and Janis Joplin and singing hymns in the Anglican church her parents attended. — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 9 July 2026 Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world. — Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026 Transplants from the British Isles In 1776, as the nation’s founding generation proclaimed democratic ideals, music in the emerging United States consisted largely of British ballads, fiddle tunes, sea chanteys and hymns. — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 One version sings hymns to a mythic nation always free, always just, always brave, always chosen. — Otis Moss Iii, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 The gathering would be more about healing the past than chanting hymns and Hail Marys, said Sandy. — Rufus Walker, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hymns

Noun

Dolly Parton, the brilliant songwriter and beloved country singer who has died at age 80, wrote one of the great anthems of the American working class.

— John Nichols, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026
The musical features an original score by Christopher Nightingale, Josh Cohen and DJ Walde, drawing on protest anthems, pop, rock, disco and the Welsh choral tradition.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of anthems

Noun

Her death sparked widespread mourning and emotional tributes from her fans, Hollywood and the music industry.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
When asked about the lack of any tributes or the evening’s plans to honor Nolan, the Ocean Springs School District declined to comment.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of tributes

Noun

Psalm 23 is numbered Psalm 22 in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate because of differences in how the psalms are divided and numbered.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
Because the psalms were originally accompanied by instruments, scholars’ best guess is that selah was some sort of musical marking.

— Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of psalms

Noun

Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.

— Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
The novel earned commendations from authors such as Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of commendations

Verb

In so doing it recodes the aesthetic flows the museum celebrates here as of course made visible by newly total conditions of capitalist flow.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
By bringing together entrepreneurs, artisans, organizations, and residents, the event creates a vibrant marketplace that celebrates the unique character of Lake Barrington and the surrounding communities.

— Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of celebrates

Noun

Paul drove into Wilkes-Barre from Princeton on Christmas Day after the chapel service and dropped his bags at a forlorn motor lodge on Public Square—Christmas carols dragging at slow speed on its sound system—and swung by my parents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
That's4Entertainment's Christmas Con 2026 will take place at the New Jersey Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey, from December 11-13, and its halls will be decked to the gills with carols, tree lightings and sweet treats.

— Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026

Definition of carols

Noun

Today such grafts, whether visual or textual, would be called citations; at the time, a text made of excerpts was called a cento, which originally meant a patchwork rag.

— Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
One recent study put the number of marketers actively tracking their brand's AI citations at 14%.

— Vaidotas Juknys, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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