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Definitions

haiku

[hahy-koo] / ˈhaɪ ku /
NOUN
poem
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ballad composition epic lyric poetry rhyme sonnet verse writing
STRONG
beat creation limerick lines ode poesy quatrain rime rune song words
WEAK
blank verse free verse sestina villanelle
Antonyms
WEAK
prose
NOUN
poesy
Synonyms
STRONG
ballad composition creation epic limerick lines lyric ode poetry quatrain rhyme rime rune song sonnet verse words writing
WEAK
blank verse free verse sestina villanelle

Example Sentences

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Generative AI feels like magic: It can churn out a sales strategy or write a haiku about yogurt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

A haiku by the famous Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō reads, “a caterpillar / this deep in fall / still not a butterfly.”

From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2024

To further his point, Mr Beauchamp then convinced the chatbot to criticise DPD in the form of a haiku, a Japanese poem.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2024

Japan has been a haiku in motion: disciplined, artistic and minimalist.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

Compose a haiku in honor of a person you admire.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.