LULLABIES Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of lullaby

as in lulls

to free from distress or disturbance reclining peacefully on the deck, lullabied by the gentle motion of the ship

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lullabies

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noun

plural of lullaby

as in ballads

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Verb

In case of emergency, there’s a lyre on the nightstand that lulls him asleep.

— Brandon Follick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
The comforting whistle of air sweeping in and out of my velvet horse nostrils lulls me right to sleep.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

Definition of lulls

Noun

Its palette is broad, moving from comic to straight rap, from Cab Calloway swing to Beyoncé-style ballads, each idiom chosen for its dramatic purpose.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Compton and Clark weave a folksy Celtic score, packed with thigh-slapping drinking songs, ethereal ballads and soaring earworms.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of ballads

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Gray also expects initial public offerings to resume once the market and geopolitical situation calms a bit.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Magnesium calms the nervous system and supports GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid, an important neurotransmitter) production, helping muscles genuinely relax rather than feel tired.

— Patsy Anthony, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of calms

Noun

If Rae had said no, Costanzo said the company might have sought a young singer or as a last resort cut the character's four arias and one duet, leaving only Aspasia's recitative.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
The opera contains five arias, and Baby Doe sings three big duets all set to a uniquely American melodies.

— Libby Smith, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of arias

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The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Agent authority composes dynamically.

— Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of composes

Noun

Scrolling SoundCloud the other week, I was reminded of the Blackberry arguments, email apologies, and voicemail serenades of the Heartbreak Drake era.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026
Clips from the Pitt-Stanford game spread rapidly on Bluesky, where multiple users captured separate free-throw serenades and posted them individually.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of serenades

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