LYRICAL Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

lyrical

adjective

ˈlir-i-kəl

Definition of lyrical

as in melodic

having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music the lyrical cadences of voice-over narration give the film a very poignant quality

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as in poetic

having qualities suggestive of poetry the photographer achieves a very lyrical effect with her intentionally blurred images of flowers growing in the wild

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Recent Examples of lyrical The music on the new record is vivid in its storytelling and unapologetically emotional, lyrical and expressive. — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Happily, the indie-cinema veterans had the means to produce the series—a lyrical, often wordless portrait of the spiritual seeker as a young woman, soulfully portrayed by Megan Stott. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 Padalecki, 44, best known for his starring role in Supernatural and more recently The Boys, wrote a warm, lyrical tweet after news of Hilton’s incident. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 And an extremely catchy German song has gone viral in part because its lyrical refrain sounds goofy to ears used to English. — Greg Myre, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lyrical

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Adjective

Its core 1970s grinding yet melodic bluesy approach didn’t shift when synthesizers became the rage in the 1980s or when grunge overtook the rock world in the 1990s.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Bully’s amalgam of punk, grunge and melodic alt sounds has earned it a national following over the course of the past ten years.

— John D. Luerssen, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of melodic

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Basho’s famous poetic travelogue, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, is considered one of the great works of Japanese literature and inspired the walk.

— Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Sisterhood and Community are recurring motifs throughout her work, which aim to be both poetic and politically.

— PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of poetic

Adjective

Madonna asked the crowd — before the studio version rolled out in the days that followed, complete with lyric videos featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the Amsterdam event.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Watch a lyric video, assembled from Super 8 footage of Prine on a family vacation in the early 1970s, below.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026

Definition of lyric

Adjective

There are ones who are more ideological, others more poetical.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.

— Peter A. Berry, Variety, 11 July 2025

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