Synonyms of meter

meter 1 of 2

noun

ˈmē-tər 

as in rhythm

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

the poem's heavy meter is meant to reinforce the atmosphere of gloom

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

meter

2 of 2

verb

as in to measure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• measure
• portion
• share (out)
• split
• dispense
• divide
• deal
• hand out
• mete (out)
• ration
• part
• lot
• prorate
• administer
• dole out
• parcel (out)
• allot
• assign
• award
• admeasure
• distribute
• allocate
• apportion
• grant
• accord
• earmark
• allow
• reserve
• contribute
• give
• donate
• chip in
• reassign
• redistribute
• reallocate
• reapportion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deny
• deprive (of)
• keep
• withhold
• retain
• stint
• appropriate
• begrudge
• confiscate
• arrogate

Examples of meter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Ultimate Ears claims 55 meters for the Everboom, again just passing the Boom and Megaboom’s 47 meters. —Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024

During the hot months of late summer, the sun can deliver as much as 1,000 watts per square meter in the subtropics — in terms of power, that’s similar to running a space heater every four feet. —Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024

Verb

Around downtown San Jose, there are a number of areas with marked and often metered parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk. —John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024

This kind of tracking and analytics of police officers’ exact movements could allow the app to do something other predictive policing tools have not: meter out where patrol assignments occur to reduce instances of over-policing. —WIRED, 27 Sep. 2023