rhythmic
adjective
rhyth·mic
ˈrit͟h-mik 
variants
or rhythmical
1
: marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm
2
: of, relating to, or involving rhythm
Synonyms of rhythmic
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
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Her grinding against the moss is as rhythmic as the beat of a metronome.
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Agnieszka Szpila, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Each rhythmic stop-and-start, each peel of feedback is imbued with the sense that the band might fully crumble into noise and dissonance.
—Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
When playing together, the two soloists — both expert — never slipped out of rhythmic and generously expressive sync, but Hoopes’ violin sounded steely when pressed.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Reporting 19 February in Science, the researchers also showed how exposures to rhythmic daily glucose cycles and brief pulses of electrical stimulation sharpened the glucose responsiveness of the cells, suggesting that the road to islet maturity can be engineered, not merely observed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026
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Agnieszka Szpila, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Each rhythmic stop-and-start, each peel of feedback is imbued with the sense that the band might fully crumble into noise and dissonance.
—Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
When playing together, the two soloists — both expert — never slipped out of rhythmic and generously expressive sync, but Hoopes’ violin sounded steely when pressed.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Reporting 19 February in Science, the researchers also showed how exposures to rhythmic daily glucose cycles and brief pulses of electrical stimulation sharpened the glucose responsiveness of the cells, suggesting that the road to islet maturity can be engineered, not merely observed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhythmic. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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rhythmic
adjective
rhyth·mic
ˈrit͟h-mik
variants
or rhythmical
1
: of, relating to, or involving rhythm
2
: marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm
rhythmic contractions
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