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Antonyms for dance
dæns, dɑnsdance

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  1. dancenoun

    an artistic form of nonverbal communication

    Synonyms:
    terpsichore, saltation, dancing

  2. dancenoun

    a party of people assembled for dancing

    Synonyms:
    terpsichore, saltation, dancing

  3. dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltationnoun

    taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

    Synonyms:
    saltation, bounce, spring, terpsichore, bound, leaping, jump, leap, dancing

  4. danceverb

    a party for social dancing

    Synonyms:
    terpsichore, saltation, dancing

  5. danceverb

    move in a graceful and rhythmical way

    "The young girl danced into the room"

    Synonyms:
    trip the light fantastic toe, trip the light fantastic

  6. dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toeverb

    move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance

    "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

    Synonyms:
    trip the light fantastic toe, trip the light fantastic

  7. danceverb

    skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

    "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"

    Synonyms:
    trip the light fantastic toe, trip the light fantastic

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. dancenoun

    Synonyms:
    ballet, cotillion, quadrille, waltz, reel, fandango, polka, two-step, polonaise, mazurka, schottische, allemande cancan, minuet, courant, bolero, gavot

    Associated words:
    terpsichorean, terpsichore, choregraphy, dervish

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. DANCE

    Synonyms:
    FBLN5, see there

How to use dance in a sentence?

  1. Marie Baronnet:

    Burlesque is interesting because it's a space where women of all kinds, physically speaking, can actually go onstage, they have to have personality and rhythm, they have to know how to dance, and they have to also be an artist because they have to do all those costumes and create a choreography.

  2. Albert Einstein, Dilip Kumar Roy, (famous Indian classical singer), had cited the above quotation of Einstein in one of his let:

    Let us not forget that knowledge and skills alone cannot lead humanity to a happy and dignified life. ... I claim credit for nothing. Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insects as well as for the stars, Human beings, vegetables or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.

  3. Shah Asad Rizvi:

    Release stress, be not tense, in movements of dance find healing for yourself

  4. Sebastian Coe:

    I speak to the athletes all the time, the vast majority of athletes... are understanding that it will not be the type of Olympic Games they’ve experienced before... but they still know they would rather be here than sit out the dance. It’s important for them.

  5. Michael Breed:

    So, here’s the deal, this is nothing more than a dance.

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