MUSICAL Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈmyü-zi-kəl

Definition of musical

as in melodic

having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music the musical sounds of the babbling brook

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as in symphonic

having a pleasing mixture of notes the song of the skylark has been celebrated for being especially musical

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Recent Examples of musical

Adjective

The musical, which updates the long-running Off Broadway classic by featuring two male actors as the central couple, will play a limited 15-week engagement. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 He’ll be joined by comedians Jon Stewart, Josh Johnson, and Hasan Minhaj, along with musical acts the Resilient, and Alex Warren. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

Noun

An underrated musical based on a book-length poem about scandalous behavior in early Hollywood is enough of a reason to check out the season-ending show at Playhouse on Park. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 The Lyric Theater, which was built in the 1920s as a silent movie house, regularly hosts plays, musicals, and performances from big-name talent in its grand, 500-seat theater. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for musical

Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical

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

Adjective

Central Market, released in 2009, proved that his idiosyncratic melodic sensibility could translate to a more symphonic setting, with the Wordless Music Orchestra giving his giddy, loop-heavy compositions a bustling, bristling density.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
His symphonic tour has created work for more than 250 classical musicians while opening the stage to music students and professional orchestras.

— Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of symphonic

Noun

Screwball comedies, dark horror flicks and so much more await in this weekend’s edition of your friendly neighborhood streaming guide.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The comedian and actor spoke candidly about his health scare in a 2024 Netflix comedy special, What Had Happened Was.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of comedy

Adjective

Borges may not be able to see the scenery, but delights in every scrap of local color, to a degree that the American — tasked with describing everything to his elder, in suitably lyrical terms — finds quite wearisome.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
Angus Young has repeated in interviews over the years that all this imagery and lyrical content about hell and the devil was pure tongue-in-cheek theatrics and nothing more.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of lyrical

Noun

Many of today’s independent cinemas are being curated by a generation that grew up without theatrical access to Hong Kong action cinema, Filipino melodrama, or Taiwanese New Cinema.

— José Salazar, IndieWire, 24 Aug. 2026
Inspired by the transient beauty of cherry blossoms, known in Japan as sakura — which is illustrated in their album cover, alongside a dark pegasus — much of the LP also hinges on melodrama.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of melodrama

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

Noun

Carys made her professional stage debut in June, playing Nina in Anton Chekhov’s tragicomedy The Seagull in Brooklyn.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
That’s what appears to be the case with Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, who first met in 1992 on the set of romantic tragicomedy Jamón Jamón.

— Alessandra De Tommasi, Vanity Fair, 5 July 2026

Definition of tragicomedy

Noun

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, meanwhile, is Parton’s 1982 musical comedy with Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
On Halloween night in 1995, the musical comedy aired on TV for the first time, as part of a celebration on VH1.

— Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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