RENAISSANCE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

renaissance

noun

ˈre-nə-ˌsän(t)s

Definition of renaissance

as in millennium

a period of high artistic or cultural development the 19th-century literary renaissance that prompted people to refer to Boston as the Athens of America

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dark age

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of renaissance Some leaders argue that AI could end up making those human skills more valuable, predicting a renaissance in soft skills as the technology takes over rote work. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 The introduction of Chud Thai is credited with sparking a renaissance in the industries needed to create the silhouettes, such as silk weaving. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026 While Resident Evil is the biggest name, there are plenty of other titles and franchises that have been buoyed by the current horror renaissance. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2026 After years of looking inferior to its Western brethren, the NBA’s Eastern Conference is enjoying a renaissance, galvanized by a steady influx of talent and the relocation of star players to new teams. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for renaissance

Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance

Noun

Founded in Seattle in 1999, on the cusp of Y2K and a new millennium, the jeweler was among the first to take diamond shopping online.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
The first decade of the new millennium saw the release of the Carrera GT, a car viewed by some as one of the last great analog performance vehicles.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of millennium

Noun

In this golden age of cringe, that earlier art of transgression—with its tense silences, humiliations, and hostile disturbance of the performer-audience relationship—was channeled downstream.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The golden age of detective fiction is generally considered to have been in the 1920s and ’30s.

— New York Times, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of golden age

Noun

Across much of the path, the eclipse takes place with the sun almost at the zenith.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Zara, which has been upping its retail game in recent years, has taken things to a new zenith in Paris, taking over a historic mansion in the Marais district to showcase the first Re{form} Zara collection designed by John Galliano.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of zenith

Noun

The Atlanta Dream will take the court this weekend for their first WNBA Finals game in 13 years, a pinnacle achievement for the franchise with the lowest valuation in the league still undergoing a massive turnaround.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The change in the workweek system is regarded as the pinnacle of those initiatives.

— Mauricio Savarese, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026