Synonyms of cadences

cadences

noun

plural of cadence

as in rhythms

the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity

the soothing cadence of the lecturer's voice nearly put me to sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhythms
• beats
• emphases
• drums
• meters
• accents
• throbs
• measures
• stresses
• movements
• accentuations
• backbeats
• swings
• sways
• hexameters
• lilts
• pentameters
• trimeters
• tetrameters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cadences

On set, Lan worked scene by scene with the cast, adjusting lines written in Mandarin into the natural cadences of spoken Teochew. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026

Between 1200Boom’s patient lurch and slaq’s feverish run-on, both rappers’ cadences unfurl like rugs. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

The model version, the data, the tool configuration, the agent memory, the identity context – all of it lives in different places, captured at different cadences, often owned by different teams. — Pranay Ahlawat, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Other than that, the differences in the format were small, distracting only because of how ingrained the cadences of the original are. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026

One Battle After Another’s Kubrickian overtones are largely confined to Lockjaw’s story line — quite appropriate, as Kubrick was fascinated by how attempts to preserve power structures allowed murder to creep into the seemingly benign cadences of ordinary life. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026

Riles teaches his students not only the modern cadences of the marching drumline but also the ancient art of playing the djembe, a traditional West African drum. — CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026

And rather than a cutthroat competition of cadences and choreography, this show is more about scholarship. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026

On social media meme pages, where political affiliations are typically not printed in bold type but in cadences of online speech or meme dogwhistles, lines can sometimes get blurred. — Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025