Genre
Genre noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.
Usage example: the novel's hero is of a different genre than the traditional kind
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Synonyms for Genre
Type
Type noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.
Usage example: what type of people do you generally hang out with?
Genre is a synonym for type in kind topic. You can use "Genre" instead a noun "Type", if it concerns topics such as class, sort.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| exact | exact genre | exact type |
| particular | particular genre | particular type |
| similar | similar genre | similar type |
| usual | usual genre | usual type |
| Other adjectives: common, specific, right, certain, single, popular, entire, main, new, unique, traditional, given, classic, primary, latter, different, magical, favorite. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- He doesn't limit himself to one particular genre or type of game either.
Source: Lets Play / General Secura - Sailor Moon made the Magical Girl genre switch from the Cute Witch type to the Magical Girl Warrior type, as well as mash in elements of Sentai that persist in the genre to this day.
Source: Genre Turning Point - It serves as codifier for the genre, more specifically, the type common to AlternateHistory.com, which often features narratives presented like a non-fiction description of actual events.
Source: Trope Codifier
Cite this Source
Type and Genre. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/genre/type
Genre & Type. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/genre/type>.
Type or Genre. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/genre/type.
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