poetic

[poh-et-ik] / poʊˈɛt ɪk /

ADJECTIVE

with rhythm and beauty; related to poetic composition

Synonyms

WEAK

anapestic dactylic dramatic elegiac epic epical epodic iambic idyllic imaginative lyric lyrical melodious metrical odic rhythmical romantic songlike tuneful

Antonyms

WEAK

prosaic

Example Sentences

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That it’s a woman who ultimately neutralizes Homelander shielding is a kind of poetic justice.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

It would be a poetic way to bow out, whether the title is won or not.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

I’ve been in a fight with my husband about free verse versus poetic form.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Dante Alighieri's Inferno may contain more than religious symbolism and poetic imagination.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

This means the grand, the small, the bizarre, the poetic, the beautiful, the ugly, the surprising.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

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