What is another word for motif?
256 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ mə͡ʊtˈiːf], [ məʊtˈiːf], [ m_əʊ_t_ˈiː_f]Table of Contents
Similar words for motif:- artifact (noun)
- central theme (noun)
- chorus (noun)
- design (noun)
- figure (noun)
- matter (noun)
- point (noun)
- subject (noun)
- symbol (noun)
- symbolic representation (noun)
- theme (noun)
- topic (noun)
- tune (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Motif:
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- art nouveau,
- camp,
- brushwork,
- arts and crafts,
- baroque,
- agitprop,
- main feature,
- aquatint,
- art deco,
- abstract expressionism,
- the avant-garde.
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- counterpoint,
- excerpt,
- descant,
- flourish,
- crescendo,
- arpeggio,
- breakbeat,
- cadence,
- coda,
- accompaniment,
- part.
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- arrangement,
- argyle,
- check,
- chronology,
- coloration,
- configuration,
- column,
- array,
- articulation,
- arabesque.
- under songs,
- under song,
- undersongs,
- main sections,
- ritornelles,
- under-song,
- under-songs,
- recurrent verses.
- name the game,
- pro-positions,
- pro position,
- main ideas,
- pro positions,
- nittygritty,
- nuts bolts,
- name game.
Other synonyms:
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- leitmotiv.
- flounce,
- head,
- bordering,
- taste,
- scheme,
- character,
- point in question,
- melody,
- direction,
- essence,
- mood,
- chapter,
- root word,
- manner,
- falling action,
- mode,
- list,
- action,
- continuity,
- badge,
- digit,
- atmosphere,
- color,
- twist,
- background detail,
- incident,
- gist,
- heading,
- quality,
- cause,
- element,
- main point,
- train,
- organization,
- thread,
- paper,
- refrain,
- time,
- layout,
- story-line,
- skirting,
- report,
- valance,
- base,
- ornament,
- architecture,
- contrivance,
- episode,
- furbelow,
- construction,
- course,
- Anagnorisis,
- ruffle,
- development,
- delineation,
- recognition,
- fashion,
- incentive,
- motivation,
- bottom,
- affair,
- measure,
- Bordure,
- selvage,
- frill,
- air,
- format,
- beading,
- substance,
- edging,
- drapery,
- Galloon,
- burden,
- foil,
- peripeteia,
- story,
- setting,
- convention,
- plot,
- hem,
- note,
- focus of attention,
- metre,
- detail,
- content,
- form,
- beat,
- insignia,
- touch,
- number,
- trimming,
- line,
- rising action,
- rhythm,
- shape,
- style,
- bar,
- welt,
- catastrophe,
- reason,
- mythos,
- tenor,
- switch,
- architectonics,
- make up,
- movement,
- concern,
- characteristic,
- rubric,
- drift,
- emblem,
- gimmick,
- inducement,
- angle,
- stem,
- plan,
- radical,
- characterization,
- root,
- Frilling,
- fable,
- meat,
- local color,
- fringe,
- slant,
- fimbria,
- sign,
- strain,
- denouement,
- crest,
- business,
- case,
- complication,
- background,
- subplot,
- cipher,
- decoration,
- subject of thought,
- tone,
- phrase,
- composition,
- need,
- binding.
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
leitmotif.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
Foci, topic, justification, basis, matter.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
theme, motivation.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Motif:
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n.
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Other antonyms:
digression, tangent, excursion, parenthesis, aside, interjection.
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Other antonyms:
Homophones for Motif:
- midwife, mouth off, monotype, modify, meditative, mud puppy, motive, mid-off, mat up, meat pie, meadow pea, mutative, mount up, matte up, muddy up, mudhif, matt-up, man and wife, manitoba, mdiv, mouth bow, Minamata Bay, made-up, mud pie.
Hypernym for Motif:
Hyponym for Motif:
n.
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communication
theme, idea, musical theme, melodic theme.
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communication