verse

The word “verse” has 1 syllable: verse

It's pronounced as /vɜrs/


What is synonym and antonym for verse?

In the thesaurus, “verse” has 14 synonyms and 2 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for verse along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for verse

  • advise
  • ballad
  • brief
  • epic
  • inform
  • jingle
  • lyrics
  • poem
  • poetry
  • rhyme
  • song
  • sonnet
  • stanza
  • tell

Antonyms for verse

  • mislead
  • prose

Meanings of verse

  • noun
    1. A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
    2. Poetic form in general.
    3. One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
    4. A small section of the Jewish or Christian Bible.
    5. A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
  • verb
    1. To compose verses.
    2. To tell in verse, or poetry.
    3. To educate about, to teach about.
    4. To oppose, to compete against, especially in a video game.

Example Sentences

  • She recited a beautiful verse from her favorite poem.
  • The song’s verse tells the story of a lost love.
  • The book is divided into chapters, each beginning with a poetic verse.
  • The verse of the hymn echoed through the church, filling everyone with peace.
  • He wrote a clever verse that captured the spirit of the holiday season.

On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to verse, such as: advise, ballad, brief, epic, inform, jingle, lyrics.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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about-faced

  • alter
  • arced
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  • bent
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  • convert
  • countermanded
  • crooked
  • curved
  • degenerate
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about-faces

  • arches
  • arcs
  • backtracks
  • bends
  • bows
  • circles
  • countermands
  • crooks
  • curves
  • hooks
  • loops
  • pivots
  • policy change
  • reversal
  • reversals
  • reverses
  • reverts
  • rounds
  • spirals
  • sweeps
  • turnabout
  • turnabouts
  • turnaround
  • u-turn
  • wheels

about-facing

  • alter
  • arching
  • arcing
  • backtracking
  • bending
  • bowing
  • change
  • circling
  • coiling
  • convert
  • curling
  • curving
  • degenerate
  • deviate
  • drift
  • fall back
  • go back
  • hark back
  • hooking
  • looping
  • move
  • overturn
  • overturning
  • pivoting
  • react
  • regress
  • relocate
  • remove
  • retract
  • return
  • reverse
  • reverting
  • rounding
  • shift
  • ship
  • shuffle
  • sluing
  • spiraling
  • spiralling
  • striking down
  • sweeping
  • swing
  • switch
  • transfer
  • transform
  • turn
  • turn back
  • twist
  • vary
  • veer
  • wheeling

abroad

  • afar
  • afield
  • afloat
  • astray
  • away
  • departed
  • elsewhere
  • everywhere
  • gone
  • hereabout
  • hereabouts
  • overseas
  • retired
  • vacationing

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