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metrical

adjective
variants: or metric

Synonyms and Antonyms of metrical

marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound
  • The metrical chugging of the machinery had a hypnotic effect.
Synonyms of metrical

cadenced, cadent, measured, rhythmic (or rhythmical)
Words Related to metrical

even, regular, steady, uniform

lilting, musical, swaying
Antonyms of metrical

arrhythmic, nonmetrical, unmeasured, unrhythmic

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