RENAISSANCES Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

renaissances

noun

plural of renaissance

as in millennia

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

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dark ages

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Recent Examples of renaissances The pair experienced career renaissances with the success of their sitcom Schitt's Creek, which ran from 2015 to 2020. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissances

Noun

The tale has been continuously retold, translated and adapted into various formats over nearly three millennia.

— Angela Yang, NBC news, 23 June 2026
Yoga has taken a profound diversity of forms in India and the world over the past two millennia.

— Jeremy David Engels, The Conversation, 23 June 2026

Definition of millennia

Noun

The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The human hand is one of three pinnacles of hominid evolution, along with the brain and the voice box.

— Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of pinnacles

Noun

Every serious soccer nation has had one – a confluence of young stars all peaking at the right time to take the team to new glories.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
This development comes as Red Sox fans might reflect on past glories, including Pomeranz's time with the team.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026