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

Haring, whose artwork is characterized by bold outlines and rhythmic figures punctuated by playful wit, has become synonymous with the 1980s New York downtown art scene.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
At first, people used drum machines as metronomes — to keep a drummer from speeding up or slowing down and to keep everyone on the same rhythmic wavelength.

— Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of rhythmic

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