METERS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

meters 1 of 2

noun

plural of meter

as in rhythms

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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of meter

as in measures

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Current water surveying techniques do not reach below the surface more than a few meters, while the rubble-like rocks of the surface regolith typically extend tens of meters down and may contain water in the cold traps. — Martin Elvis, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026 At nearly 100 meters high, its dome is worth the climb (or take the elevator) for a 360-degree view, including the Castle District and Parliament on either side of the river, and the Buda Hills beyond. — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 The vine, growing 30 meters (98 feet) long, has a smooth, brown bark. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026 In Les 2 Alpes, skiing is possible for the public on the Mont de Lans glacier up to 3,600 meters until the end of May, while top athletes and ski teams can train until early July. — Rob Hodgetts, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 Plus, the prototype cells showed almost zero degradation over 1,160 hours at a simulated depth of 10 meters off the Weizhou Islands in the South China Sea. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026 With Faith Kipyegon shutting down her season due to injury last month, Ultimate is missing the 1-2 finishers in the 5,000 (Chebet-Kipyegon) and the champion in the 1,500 meters (Kipyegon) from the last Olympics and worlds. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026 Without the winds, warm water in the east begins to flow back and eventually occupies much of the equatorial waters down to about 300 meters from the coast of South America to the middle of the Pacific. — Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Specialty Context Changes The Equation Generalist models trained on broad medical conversation tend to struggle more with the structured language and predictable rhythms of specialty encounters.

— Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
That was looking at music and finding different rhythms that existed inside of myself and watching a lot of movies.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of rhythms

Verb

Time blinks by Kathy Vigiano measures time by how much her youngest son, John, has grown since her husband, NYPD Detective Joseph Vigiano, was killed in the 9/11 terror attacks.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
The figures differ from Netflix’s data, which measures views rather than viewers.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of measures

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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

Definition of cadences

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Keith, who was widely respected as an architect of modern hip-hop, started making beats as a teenager and went on to create a signature sound adapted from legendary Southern groups such as Three 6 Mafia and 8Ball & MJG.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
This year’s lineup includes a Selena tribute and the tropical Afro-Latino beats of Quitapenas.

— Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of beats

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Bryan gets attacked by a dog, who pokes its head through a barn wall…and then the dog’s face splits apart like a flower, with tentacles shooting out.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Established in Ibiza in 2017, De La Vali was created by creative director Jana Sascha, who splits time between London, where the brand is based, and Ibiza, where De La Vali was founded.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of splits

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That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS' more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
The foundation dispenses $350,000 to $500,000 a year, according to the family's attorney, Stephanie Johnson O’Day.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026

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