Synonyms & related words for ballad

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ballad — including ballade, song, canzonet, ditty, lyric, canzone. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to ballad

Explore words related to ballad — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include balladry, balladist, balladmonger, folksong, folksinging, sung, lyrical, sings. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for ballad

Common synonyms for ballad include ballade, song, canzonet, ditty, lyric, canzone, chanson, minstrelsy — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does ballad come from?

The word ballad breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root ball-, from Latin ballare (“to dance”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.