Synonyms of backbeat

backbeat

noun

as in rhythm

Related Words

• rhythm
• cadence
• meter
• beat
• movement
• measure
• drum
• tetrameter
• pentameter
• accent
• lilt
• hexameter
• trimeter
• accentuation
• swing
• emphasis
• sway
• stress
• throb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of backbeat

Sly Dunbar, the legendary Jamaican drummer who helped steer reggae‘s modern evolution while providing the backbeat to countless recordings, has died. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026

The album started with quiet wind and then turned into a tornado of thunder and sirens, swordplay and gunfire over big horns and a funky soul backbeat. — Film Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026

Buzzing melodies of alt-rock drift over midtown and in the places in between—licks, backbeats and inspirations are traded by musicians and producers bar for bar. — Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026

But this year’s celebrations are soundtracked to a jarring backbeat as the country strains under economic pressure, insecurity and the biggest buzzkill of all — a government trying to cash in on the cool. — Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025