EXPRESSIONISM Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For EXPRESSIONISM
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| classicism | noun n | |||||
noun • a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms | ||||||
| formalism | noun n | |||||
noun • the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications • the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms | ||||||
| impressionism | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light | ||||||
| minimalism | noun n | |||||
noun • an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color | ||||||
| naturalism | noun n | |||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations • an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description | ||||||
| realism | noun n | |||||
noun • the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth • the state of being actual or real • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived • an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names | ||||||
| surrealism | noun n | |||||
noun • a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams | ||||||
| traditionalism | noun n | |||||
noun • strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings • adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters) • the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions | ||||||
| absurdism | noun n | |||||
noun • A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail. • Absurdity, something that is absurd | ||||||