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rhythmic

adjective
variants: or rhythmical

Synonyms and Antonyms of rhythmic

marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound
  • lulled to sleep by the rhythmic sound of her motherʼs voice reading the Bible
Synonyms of rhythmic

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

even, metronomic (also metronomical), regular, steady, uniform

lilting, musical, swaying
Antonyms of rhythmic

arrhythmic, nonmetrical, unmeasured, unrhythmic

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