ANTHEM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ANTHEM?

Need another word that means the same as “anthem”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “anthem” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Anthem” are: hymn, song, song of praise, chorale, psalm, paean, plainsong, chant, canticle

Anthem as a Noun

Definitions of "Anthem" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “anthem” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause.
• A song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school.
• A song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation.
• A solemn patriotic song officially adopted by a country as an expression of national identity.
• A musical setting of a religious text to be sung by a choir during a church service, especially in Anglican or Protestant Churches.

Synonyms of "Anthem" as a noun (9 Words)

canticle	A hymn or chant, typically with a biblical text, forming a regular part of a church service.
chant	The style of music consisting of chants. Gregorian chant.
chorale	A musical composition consisting of or resembling a harmonized version of a chorale.
hymn	A book, film, or other composition praising someone or something. A Hellenistic hymn to Apollo.
paean	A hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity. A paean of praise for the great poets.
plainsong	A liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church.
psalm	One of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David. A delightful setting of Psalm 150.
song	A musical composition suggestive of a song. The wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead.
song of praise	A distinctive or characteristic sound.

Usage Examples of "Anthem" as a noun

• We decided that the match would not have the anthems of either country as a prelude.
• The crowd stood and sang the national anthem.
• The song became the anthem for hippy activists.

Associations of "Anthem" (30 Words)

acoustic	Of or relating to the science of acoustics. Tyndall lectured on acoustics.
antiphon	A musical setting of an antiphon.
aria	An elaborate song for solo voice.
ballad	A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship having been passed on orally from one generation to the next.
carol	Sing Christmas carols. They went caroling on Christmas Day.
choir	Sing in a choir. A clarinet choir.
choral	Related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir. A choral scholar.
chorale	A musical composition consisting of or resembling a harmonized version of a chorale.
chord	Play chords on a stringed instrument. A G major chord.
chorus	A section of text spoken by the chorus in drama. A growing chorus of complaint.
ensemble	The coordination between performers executing an ensemble passage. A string ensemble.
euphony	Any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds. The poet put euphony before mere factuality.
flute	An organ stop with wooden or metal flue pipes producing a tone similar to that of a flute. What do you do she fluted.
guitar	A stringed musical instrument, with a fretted fingerboard, typically incurved sides, and six or twelve strings, played by plucking or strumming with the fingers or a plectrum.
hymn	Praise by singing a hymn. A Hellenistic hymn to Apollo.
lied	A type of German song, especially of the romantic period, typically for solo voice with piano accompaniment.
lullaby	A quiet, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep. She lullabied us, she fed us.
melody	Sweet music; tunefulness. He picked out an intricate melody on his guitar.
orchestration	The act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments. The skillful orchestration of his political campaign.
piano	Used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly. The piano passages in the composition.
playing	The act of playing a musical instrument.
psalm	Sing or celebrate in psalms. He psalms the works of God.
rehearsal	(psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory. I ve had a fortnight in rehearsal.
rendition	A performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc. Iroquois is a French rendition of an Algonquian word for rattlesnake.
sing	An act or spell of singing. We sing along to all the songs.
singing	The act of singing vocal music. The singing of hymns in Latin.
song	A musical composition suggestive of a song. The wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead.
symphony	A long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra. Autumn is a symphony of texture and pattern.
tremolo	A mechanism in an organ producing a tremolo effect.
violin	A stringed musical instrument of treble pitch played with a horsehair bow The classical European violin was developed in the 16th century It has four strings and a body of characteristic rounded shape narrowed at the middle and with two f shaped soundholes.