as in song
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
a haunting ballad about lost love and loneliness
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of ballad
To them, his bruised, brooding ballads are a repository for all of those deeply intense feelings that blossom in early adulthood: first love, shattering heartbreak, throbbing loneliness, desperate regret, aching nostalgia.
—
Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
After McCurdy’s body was discovered in 1976, his story, image, and influence began to pop up in surprising places — poems, ballads, a murder mystery weekend, and documentaries.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
The group was equally adept with dancefloor fodder and gentle ballads.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Love Is Blind thrives on overwrought music cues, and its soaring, on-the-nose ballads are just another layer of the show’s orchestrated melodrama.
—Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ballad
Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
After McCurdy’s body was discovered in 1976, his story, image, and influence began to pop up in surprising places — poems, ballads, a murder mystery weekend, and documentaries.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
The group was equally adept with dancefloor fodder and gentle ballads.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Love Is Blind thrives on overwrought music cues, and its soaring, on-the-nose ballads are just another layer of the show’s orchestrated melodrama.
—Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ballad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballad
Noun
-
People were coming up and saying, ‘Is this really your first song?’.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
-
Diamond certification is given to artists whose songs have moved 10 million units.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
In the post, Flo is seen dancing with a masked man who simultaneously rubs her growing belly, while an audio clip of an unreleased song plays, with lyrics that hint at the big reveal.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
13 Mar. 2025
-
The lyrics were written by Gary Stier, who has written the lyrics to most of our songs.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., holds Holy Eucharist Rite I at 8 a.m and Holy Eucharist Rite II with hymns at 10:30 a.m. and Evensong at 4 p.m. Sundays.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
-
In his first week as FCC chair, Carr has revived complaints against ABC, NBC and CBS, again singing from Trump’s hymn book, alleging liberal bias at the national networks.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
While Hamilton mostly features hip hop and rap, 3 Summers of Lincoln is more traditionally Broadway, filled with anthems, ballads and enough catchy songs to eventually earn it a Tony nomination.—
Lois Alter Mark,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
-
In the 1960s, Bob Dylan dropped an American anthem with Like a Rolling Stone, and by 1969, Gap was selling jeans and records in its first store — two moments that shaped and bridged culture gaps for generations to come.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Trouw will handle lead vocals on at least one song on the tour’s concert program, which will feature nearly 40 songs, performed with an intermission.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
-
Her vocals were piercing, pretty and impressive — and that stage presence?—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
In a black-and-white Casablanca-esque clip posted Thursday (March 20), a fuzzy string lullaby plays over the sound of seconds ticking by on a stopwatch, which a man holds open on a wooden table.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
20 Mar. 2025
-
Gaga delivers this Cole Porter classic like a lullaby, indulging in the beauty of the song’s composition rather than dwelling on the lyrics’ regret.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ballad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballad. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share