verses

The word “verses” has 2 syllables: ver-ses

It's pronounced as /ˈvɜrsɪz/


What is synonym and antonym for verses?

In the thesaurus, “verses” has 78 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for verses

  • English sonnets
  • acquaints
  • advertises
  • advises
  • alerts
  • anacreontics
  • apprises
  • assures
  • ballads
  • blank verses
  • briefs
  • catches up
  • certifies
  • clears
  • clerihews
  • convinces
  • disabuses
  • disenchants
  • disillusions
  • dithyrambs
  • eclogues
  • educates
  • elegies
  • enlightens
  • epics
  • epigrams
  • epodes
  • epopees
  • eposes
  • familiarizes
  • fills in
  • free verses
  • georgics
  • haiku
  • hips
  • idylls
  • idyls
  • informs
  • instructs
  • jingles
  • laments
  • lays
  • lectures
  • lets someone know
  • limericks
  • lyrics
  • madrigals
  • minstrelsies
  • notifies
  • odes
  • pastorales
  • pastorals
  • poems
  • poesies
  • poetries
  • psalms
  • reassures
  • rhymes
  • rimes
  • rondeaux
  • rondelets
  • rondelles
  • rondels
  • runes
  • schools
  • senryu
  • songs
  • sonnets
  • tankas
  • teaches
  • tells
  • triolets
  • tutors
  • undeceives
  • vers libres
  • versifications
  • villanelles
  • warrants

Antonyms for verses

  • misinforms
  • misleads
  • proses

Meanings of verses

  • 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

  • The song has several verses that tell the story of a hero’s journey.
  • He wrote two verses for the poem before deciding it was finished.
  • The teacher asked the students to memorize the first few verses of the hymn.
  • The novel alternates between different characters' verses, each offering a unique perspective.
  • The rapper skillfully rapped multiple verses in just a few minutes during his performance.

On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to verses, such as: English sonnets, acquaints, advertises, advises, alerts, anacreontics, apprises.

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

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abolishes

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aborts

  • abandons
  • abrogates
  • annuls
  • breaks off
  • calls
  • calls off
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  • invalidates
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  • recalls
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  • repeals
  • rescinds
  • retracts
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  • revokes
  • rolls back
  • scraps
  • scrubs
  • stops
  • surrenders
  • suspends
  • takes back
  • terminates
  • voids
  • withdraws
  • writes off

about-faces

  • U-turns
  • about-turns
  • abrogates
  • annuls
  • arches
  • arcs
  • backtracks
  • bait and switches
  • bends
  • bows
  • breaks
  • changes of heart
  • circles
  • coils
  • countermands
  • crooks
  • curls
  • curves
  • cuts
  • denials
  • deviates
  • disaffirmances
  • disavowals
  • disownments
  • flip-flops
  • hesitations
  • hooks
  • indecisions
  • irresolutions
  • loops
  • overturns
  • pivots
  • recantations
  • reconsiderations
  • renunciations
  • repeals
  • repudiations
  • rescinds
  • retractions
  • retreats
  • reversals
  • reverses
  • reverts
  • revokes
  • rounds
  • second thoughts
  • sheers
  • skews
  • slews
  • slues
  • spirals
  • strays
  • strikes down
  • sweeps
  • swerves
  • switcheroos
  • switches
  • turnabouts
  • turnarounds
  • turns
  • twists
  • vacillations
  • veers
  • volte-faces
  • wabblings
  • wanders
  • wavers
  • weaves
  • wheels
  • winds
  • wobblings
  • yaws
  • zags
  • zigs
  • zigzags

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