epics

noun

plural of epic
1
as in sagas

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2
as in odes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epics
  1. sagas
  2. odes
  3. narratives
  4. elegies
  5. legends
  6. sonnets
  7. tales
  8. idylls
Noun
  • However, the unsuccessful pursuits of Vinicius Junior and Julian Alvarez, sagas that ended with both players staying at their Madrid clubs, Real and Atletico respectively, perhaps made acknowledgement of a couple of things.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • While Viking sagas mention rhythmic chants to aid oarsmen, the dramatic, coordinated movements seen today bear little resemblance to actual Viking rowing techniques.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of sagas
Noun
  • My favorite films in the fest so far can all be read as warm-hearted odes to human intimacy, intelligence, and grace.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This is a classic stair-step uptrend, the kind the poets of Ancient Greece composed odes to and bards of the north told tales about around the fire in days of old.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of odes
Noun
  • Our save-the-planet narratives are becoming increasingly far-fetched.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Then there’s a clearing of throats, and like malware, the narratives begin to establish persistence over mood and multiply.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of narratives
Noun
  • Because so many of Gunn’s friends died in San Francisco, a city where Gunn had found happiness and freedom, then these elegies are also a monument to a time of communal sorrow and mourning.
    — Colm Tóibín, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Their books are therefore, in some respects, elegies to a conception of reading and writing which seems to be nearing an end.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of elegies
Noun
  • When Atlanta rap legends Outkast sued a rising California rapper-producer over his stage name last month, fellow West Coast emcee Vince Staples had a three-word response.
    — DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • From the settings of spooky flicks and gothic literary legends to places that take their pumpkin patches and seasonal decor quite seriously, these eight spots prove that Halloween is so much more than a single night.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of legends
Noun
  • People can and should be skeptical about the sonnets written about starting NFL quarterbacks every offseason, when no one is getting sacked and almost everyone looks good.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • In his sonnets, Shakespeare pairs was with glass, and warmed with disarmed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of sonnets
Noun
  • The story gains a sense of momentum and inevitability as these disconnected tales suddenly become part of a continuous thread.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • And in 2017, historian Alberto (Carlos González) struggles to figure out how the two preceding tales intersect, stumped until an academic (Glenn Close in a brief, striking cameo) steps in to help.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of tales
Noun
  • If powder-white beaches, turquoise waters, and lush jungles are at the top of your travel itinerary, the following 11 idylls are must-gos, where nature is at its most relaxed and pleasurable.
    — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
  • But while Provo has become developed, its neighbors, Parrish assured me, remain timeless idylls, their empty interiors encircled by endless beaches fringed with casuarina trees.
    — Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of idylls
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“Epics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epics. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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