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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Natochenny trained at a competitive acting school and got a bronze medal in rhythmic gymnastics at the Junior Olympics.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2025
This ability requires extracting a steady rhythmic pulse, or beat, out of continuous sounds, projecting this pattern forward in time, and timing motor commands to anticipate future beats.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025
The 306-page book use solos by Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis and other jazz immortals to provide melodic and rhythmic vocabularies for improvisation.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
From horse racing to rodeo, through the cultivation of farm fields and homesteads, to the creation of country music and the rhythmic steps of line dancing, the unmistakable verve and style of these endemic expressions can be traced directly to the innovations of Black folks.
—James Edward Mills, Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2025
This ability requires extracting a steady rhythmic pulse, or beat, out of continuous sounds, projecting this pattern forward in time, and timing motor commands to anticipate future beats.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025
The 306-page book use solos by Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis and other jazz immortals to provide melodic and rhythmic vocabularies for improvisation.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
From horse racing to rodeo, through the cultivation of farm fields and homesteads, to the creation of country music and the rhythmic steps of line dancing, the unmistakable verve and style of these endemic expressions can be traced directly to the innovations of Black folks.
—James Edward Mills, Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rhythmic
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“Rhythmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhythmic. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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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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