Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: riff

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Usage examples:

An A.I. might not know the difference between originality and outlandishness; it might riff on the Sparkling knot by trying to insert the wheel of a car, or the tie-wearer’s wrist.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/the-man-who-invented-fifteen-hundred-necktie-knots

“A turn of phrase, a potential title might spring to mind or a riff presents itself.

Source: https://americansongwriter.com/3-songs-you-didnt-know-zz-tops-billy-gibbons-wrote-for-other-artists/

Compositions and bursts of music on the soundtrack recall Benning’s prior work (the feature is a riff on his 1975 film of the same name co-directed with Bette Gordon) and America’s own vast, complex history.

Source: https://thefilmstage.com/the-best-undistributed-films-of-2022/

David Robert Mitchell's "It Follows" is a modern horror classic, a sex-infused riff on "The Ring" that sees a curse being passed along via intercourse.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1381880/horror-movies-flawless-except-single-scene/

He just needs a good coach guiding the offense so that he’s able to riff off of what happens in the run game and lean on his clutch ability in order to help his team win games.

Source: https://www.milehighreport.com/2023/8/17/23834023/broncos-roster-review-russell-wilson

I do love their chemistry, their ability to riff off each other, and, obviously, their faces.

Source: https://jezebel.com/chris-pine-and-rege-jean-page-reveal-they-have-an-inte-1850287726

In 1976, Arkin starred as Sigmund Freud in the Herbert Ross-directed Sherlock Holmes riff “The Seven-Per-Cent Solution” with a top-flight cast that included Robert Duvall, Laurence Olivier and Vanessa Redgrave.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/obituaries-people-news/alan-arkin-dead-little-miss-sunshine-argo-1235658718/

In a year when creamy things chucked in a bowl too often marked the meal’s end, the best dessert gong has to go to the beautiful chocolate work enclosing the gorgeous riff on rhubarb served to me at at Grantley Hall, near Rippon.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/jan/01/review-of-the-year-i-was-privileged-to-eat-stupidly-well-in-2022-

It's basically a riff on "Death Wish."

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1455252/silent-night-review-john-woo/

Larry Elder told the Deseret News he believes Ramaswamy’s riff on fatherlessness, in which he praised the nuclear family as “the greatest form of governance known to mankind,” was taken from Elder’s own stump speeches.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/8/30/23849551/larry-elder-vivek-ramaswamy-fatherlessness

Launch a lightning riff, hitting and slowing the first target struck before chaining LIGHT hits to nearby opponents.

Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/omega-strikers-update-patch-notes-new-characters-asher-vyce-octavia/

Over the raggedly revved riff of “Satanist”, they take things further, asking: “Will you become a satanist with me?

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/boygenius-the-record-review-b2310747.html

Portland's funniest folks riff on the day's headlines at this comedy showcase organized by low-key festival favorite Lee H. Tillman.

Source: https://everout.com/portland/articles/the-top-38-events-in-portland-this-week-jan-3-8-2023/c4723/

That gave director Jonathan Lynn license to riff on all of those classic tales of disparate people trapped inside a single location with a murderer lurking among them.

Source: https://mashable.com/article/best-game-movie-adaptations

The catchy distinctive guitar riff that opens “Just What I Needed” was borrowed from the song “Yummy Yummy Yummy” by the Ohio Express.

Source: https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-the-cars-passionate-new-wave-pop-song-just-what-i-needed/

The people in the crowd screamed with joy once the riff of the lead singer and guitarist, Luke Asgain, started.

Source: https://themacweekly.com/82010/arts/inhaler-concert-review/

There, they perform a dazzling and defiant riff on the gay pride slogan, “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it.”

Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-02-22/aesthetics-of-drag-gop-legislature