CADENCED Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

cadenced

adjective

Definition of cadenced

as in rhythmic

marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound a very cadenced voice, as one would expect of an instructor in a meditation class

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Recent Examples of cadenced Your grandfather was a traditionalist, the farmer told me, in cadenced, emphatic Italian. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026

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rhythmic

Adjective

Piezoelectric generators are particularly attractive for implants because the body is constantly moving, from the expansion and contraction of the lungs to the rhythmic beating of the heart.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Shifting between precision and improvisation, each rhythmic mark registers its own time signature.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of rhythmic

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