unlyrical

adjective

Definition of unlyricalnext
1
as in prose

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2
as in jarring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlyrical
  1. prose
  2. jarring
  3. dissonant
  4. harsh
  5. inharmonious
  6. unmusical
  7. grating
  8. strident
Adjective
  • Many thriller writers use this to their advantage, switching up their prose style to match the energy of the scene.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Han, 53, began her career with a group of poems in a South Korean magazine, before making her prose debut in 1995 with a short story collection.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of prose
Adjective
  • This practice is second nature among veteran hunters, but can be jarring or even distasteful to some new hunters.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
  • As jarring and disorienting as that can feel, just know that the cards say things are happening as they are supposed to.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of jarring
Adjective
  • The dissonant hoover synths seethe like Bernard Herrmann strings — echoing the lyrics’ references to Hitchcock’s Psycho, Vertigo, and Rear Window.
    Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
  • It was improvised and dissonant and the type of weird that gave everyone goosebumps.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of dissonant
Adjective
  • Trump has promised to enact a new fiscal and economic regime, including harsh tariffs that some economists fear could have inflationary effects.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • November is here, and with its arrival comes cooler, harsher weather.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of harsh
Adjective
  • Setting Discordant Personal Goals A 2023 study published in Current Psychology finds that partners’ inharmonious goals can have detrimental effects on relationships.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • For sixteen hours a week, Valentine hopes to share some melody in a place that, for some, can feel inharmonious.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 July 2021
Definition of inharmonious
Adjective
  • Those songs remind Omara of real people and real events, political interludes whose senselessness and brutality have left unmusical lacunae in her life.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • His parents were unmusical Russian-Jewish immigrants who ran various businesses with mixed success.
    The Economist, The Economist, 3 Oct. 2019
Definition of unmusical
Adjective
  • Find it on Amazon Save Dishes With This Hand Grater This Hand Grater has three grating surfaces, a non-slip base, measurements, and a vegetable peeler.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Miz, often derided as a wrestler for his flamboyant and grating onscreen personality, is few people’s idea of a WrestleMania main-event talent, so his win makes the 27th event stand out as kind of an oddity.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
Definition of grating
Adjective
  • For years, politicians have made increasingly strident promises to curb migration to the UK; for the most part, those promises have fallen short.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
  • However, Harris' strident support for Volodymyr Zelensky and his country's battle against Vladimir's Putin's invasion won recognition from security experts.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of strident
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