Synonyms for genre
ˈʒɑn rə; Fr. ˈʒɑ̃ rəgenre

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1. genrenoun

   Synonyms:
   kind, class, type

2. genrenoun

   A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.

   Synonyms:
   class, type, kind

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.9 / 37 votes

1. genrenoun

   a kind of literary or artistic work

   Synonyms:
   music genre, writing style, musical style, literary genre, musical genre

2. writing style, literary genre, genrenoun

   a style of expressing yourself in writing

   Synonyms:
   music genre, writing style, musical style, literary genre, musical genre

3. music genre, musical genre, genre, musical stylenoun

   an expressive style of music

   Synonyms:
   music genre, writing style, musical style, literary genre, musical genre

4. genrenoun

   a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique

   Synonyms:
   music genre, writing style, musical style, literary genre, musical genre

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Expressive Style
   • Kind
   • Music

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1. List of paraphrases for "genre":

   genus, kind, gender, genera, type, sort

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How to use genre in a sentence?

1. David Schmid:

   It's a genre that really hits that sweet spot between a fascination with crime and a set of relatable family dynamics.

2. Roni Loren:

   Growing up, we had that image of cheesy novels you pick up at the grocery store, and people have held on to that idea seeing the popularity of' Bridgerton' legitimizes the genre to some people. It gives people permission to start checking out things in the romance novel section.

3. Kwame Safo:

   Homophobia, in a mainstream sense, as a barrier to the commercial viability of a sound has impacted house probably greater than any other music genre because a lot of the mainstream music genres are selling something, they're selling an image to mainstream audiences.

4. Bill Barr:

   I accept that there is some preliminary activity that suggests that United States might try again, it wouldn't surprise me if Russia tries something again of the same general genre before.

5. Kevin Knocke:

   They did a fairly comprehensive job at pulling together all of the relevant game influencers in this genre, this was a really well coordinated poaching of the top influencers the likes of which has not been seen so far in esports.