Chorus

//ˈkɔːɹəs//

Synonyms for "chorus" (324 found)

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Strong matches (97)

Related words (162)

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Translations

149 translations across 59 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • refren noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • χορός noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • χορός noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • χορός noun (group of people in a performance who recite together)

Arabic

4 entries
  • قَرَار noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • كَوْرَس noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • كُورَس noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • لَازِمَة noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Armenian

1 entries
  • կրկներգ noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • nəqərat noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • прыпе́ў noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • рэфрэ́н noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • при́пев noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • рефре́н noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • хор noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • хор noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)

Catalan

4 entries
  • cor noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • cor noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • cor noun (group of people in a performance who recite together)
  • coral noun (group of people in a performance who recite together)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 副歌 noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • 合唱 noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)

Czech

1 entries
  • refrén noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Danish

2 entries
  • omkvæd noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • refræn noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Dutch

4 entries
  • koor noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • koor noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • koor noun (group of people in a performance who recite together)
  • refrein noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • refreno noun (main part of a pop song played after the introduction)
  • rekantaĵo noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • ĥoro noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)

Estonian

1 entries
  • refrään noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Faroese

2 entries
  • kór noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • niðurlag noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Finnish

4 entries
  • chorus-efekti noun (feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many)
  • kertosäe noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • kuoro noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • kuoro noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)

French

4 entries
  • chorale noun (group of people in a performance who recite together)
  • chœur noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • chœur noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • chœur noun (group of people in a performance who recite together)

Galician

3 entries
  • coro noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • coro noun (group of people in a performance who recite together)
  • retrouso noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გუნდი noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • გუნდი noun (group of people in a performance who recite together)
  • მისამღერი noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • რეფრენი noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

German

4 entries
  • Chor noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • Chor noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • Chor noun (group of people in a performance who recite together)
  • Chorus noun (feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many)

Greek

4 entries
  • επωδός noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • χορωδία noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • χορός noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • χορός noun (group of people in a performance who recite together)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • hui noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Hindi

1 entries
  • कोरस noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • kórus noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • refrén noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Irish

1 entries
  • cór noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)

Japanese

4 entries
  • コーラス noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • コーラス noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • リフレーン noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • 合唱 noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • қайырма noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ឆា៎ noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • សាដាន noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Korean

3 entries
  • 리프레인 noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • 합창 noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • 후렴 noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • кайырма noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Lao

2 entries
  • ສອຽ noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • ອະນຸບົດ noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Latvian

1 entries
  • refrēns noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • priedainis noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • refrenas noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • рефре́н noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Malay

1 entries
  • korus noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Manx

1 entries
  • cochiaull noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)

Māori

3 entries
  • korihi noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • korihi noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • kamu verb (to sing the chorus or refrain of a song)

Norman

1 entries
  • èrfrain noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • omkved noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • refreng noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • omkvede noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • refreng noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Polish

4 entries
  • chór noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • chór noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • chór noun (group of people in a performance who recite together)
  • chórek noun (feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • coro noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • coro noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • coro noun (group of people in a performance who recite together)
  • refrão noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Romanian

1 entries
  • refren noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Russian

4 entries
  • припе́в noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • рефре́н noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • хор noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • хор noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • sèist noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • prípev noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • prípjev noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • rèfrēn noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • при́пев noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Slovak

2 entries
  • chórus noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • refrén noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Slovene

1 entries
  • refren noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Spanish

4 entries
  • coro noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • coro noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • coro noun (group of people in a performance who recite together)
  • estribillo noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Swedish

3 entries
  • kör noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • omkväde noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • refräng noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Tajik

1 entries
  • нақарот noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Tatar

1 entries
  • кушымта noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Thai

4 entries
  • คณะนักร้องประสานเสียง noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • คณะประสานเสียง noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • คายกคณะ noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • นักร้องหมู่ noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)

Turkish

1 entries
  • nakarat noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • при́спів noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)
  • рефре́н noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • naqarot noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • hợp xướng noun ((Ancient Greece, historical) group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song)
  • điệp khúc noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Walloon

2 entries
  • keur noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)
  • tchantreye noun (group of singers performing together — see also choir)

Welsh

1 entries
  • cytgan noun (part of a song repeated between verses — see also refrain)

Sample sentences

56 total sentences available.

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We sang songs in chorus.

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The party ended up with a chorus.

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We sang in chorus to the piano.

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We joined in on the chorus.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.