rhythmic

adjective

rhyth·​mic ˈrit͟h-mik 

variants or rhythmical

ˈriṯẖ-mi-kəl 

1

: marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm

2

: of, relating to, or involving rhythm

rhythmically

ˈriṯẖ-mi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• metrical
• metric
• swaying
• cadenced
• musical
• steady

Examples of rhythmic in a Sentence

We could hear a rhythmic drumming outside.

lulled to sleep by the rhythmic sound of her mother's voice reading the Bible

Recent Examples on the Web

The rhythmic beat takes us on a love story full of sensuality, something that these Colombian and Colombian-Mexican groups handle perfectly. —Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025

This rhythmic driving can create new forms of order that are impossible to achieve in equilibrium, revealing phenomena beyond the reach of conventional phases of matter. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025

Across its roughly 4-billion-year history, the ocean’s soundscape has evolved gradually, in a rhythmic tandem with the transformation of the planet itself. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025

The captain would hire a nahham to lead the crew in songs to provide motivation and a rhythmic structure for the ardous labor of pearl diving. —Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for rhythmic

• algorithmic
• logarithmic
• antiarrhythmic
• arrhythmic
• semilogarithmic

Kids Definition

rhythmic

adjective

rhyth·​mic ˈrit͟h-mik 

variants or rhythmical

-mi-kəl 

: of, relating to, or having rhythm

rhythmically

-mi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Medical Definition

rhythmic

adjective

rhyth·​mic ˈrit͟h-mik 

variants or rhythmical

-mi-kəl 

1

: of, relating to, or involving rhythm

2

: marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm

rhythmic contractions

rhythmically

-mi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb