Synonyms for poetic
poʊˈɛt ɪkpo·et·ic

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. poeticadjective

   Antonyms:
   prosaic

2. poeticadjective

   Antonyms:
   prosaic

3. poeticadjective

   Antonyms:
   prosaic

4. poeticadjective

   Antonyms:
   prosaic

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.6 / 5 votes

1. poetic, poeticaladjective

   of or relating to poetry

   "poetic works"; "a poetic romance"

   Synonyms:
   poetical

   Antonyms:
   literal, unrhetorical

2. poeticadjective

   characterized by romantic imagery

   "Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic"

   Synonyms:
   poetical

   Antonyms:
   unrhetorical, literal

3. poeticadjective

   of or relating to poets

   "poetic insight"

   Synonyms:
   poetical

   Antonyms:
   literal, unrhetorical

4. poetic, poeticaladjective

   characteristic of or befitting poetry

   "poetic diction"

   Synonyms:
   poetical

   Antonyms:
   literal, unrhetorical

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. poeticadjective

   Synonyms:
   metrical

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "poetic":

   poetry, poet, righteous

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1. Bari Weiss:

   I’m a newspaper woman without a newspaper. A way less poetic way to say that is that I’m one of those people that maybe you’ve been reading about, who left a big fancy media company to start a newsletter on Substack and now, I know, just what the world needed, another podcast.

2. Fran Lebowitz:

   If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.

3. Erik Pevernagie:

   Cherries can be very poetic and appealing, when we pick them from our garden tree. If we understand, they have flown thousands of miles for our pleasure, in winter time, they become, however, an item of suspicion and acerbity. (“No cherries anymore in winter time” )

4. Ahmed Kathrada:

   Not being able to see or interact with children for 20 years was possibly the most difficult thing to endure during my time on the island, there's a poetic justice that children in classrooms all over the world will now be able to visit Robben Island using this technology.

5. Garrison Keillor:

   It’s some sort of poetic irony to be knocked off the air by a story, having told so many of them Garrison Keillor, but I ’m 75 and don’t have any interest in arguing about this. And I can not in conscience bring danger to a great organization I’ve worked hard for since 1969, a person could not hope for more than what I was given.