MELODIC Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

melodic

adjective

Definition of melodic

as in lyrical

having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music a sweetly melodic chant

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Recent Examples of melodic This range gives his work room to move between club music, melodic influences, and records centered on relationships and life experiences. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 Those collaborations helped establish him as one of hip-hop’s most recognizable melodic voices even before the arrival of his first solo LP. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026 During any performance by the Infamous Stringdusters, fans can count on at least a few moments where the members of the jam-grass quintet gather near one another and transform into a melodic ball of kinetic energy. — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026 As the scene unfolds, however, the music begins to empty out, giving way to darker, lower melodic textures. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 For this leaner, meaner Deafheaven, stylistic variety takes a backseat to speed and chaos, and when properly executed, subtle melodic or rhythmic tweaks wield the heft of the more tectonic transitions in the band’s defining songs. — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 Past albums have varied between melodic indie rock, jagged art rock, and even flirtations with hardcore. — Brendan Hay, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026 Kakul Srivastava is the CEO of Splice, the sample platform countless producers rely on for one-shots and melodic loops. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2026 His style, reminiscent of Nick Cave, is incantatory, and the result is that the not-especially-melodic songs tend to bleed into each other with a sameness that ultimately proves monotonous. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodic

Adjective

The thing was to be able to do it artsy-fartsy, slick, lyrical, and whatever the [new] generation calls it.

— Angel Diaz, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
The new record reveals a deep reverence for an acutely lyrical branch of Atlanta rap.

— Narsimha Gour Chintaluri, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of lyrical

Adjective

His new album-length EP, cantu of the sower, merges these musical tabs into a collage of collages.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
The plaintiffs’ lawyers noted in their filing that at least a half dozen suits currently pending in federal court in San Francisco related to musical compositions being improperly used to train artificial intelligence.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of musical

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