rhythms

NOUN

beat, accent of sound, music

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cadence flow movement pattern pulse swing tempo

STRONG

bounce cadency downbeat lilt measure meter metre periodicity regularity rhyme time uniformity

WEAK

rise and fall

Example Sentences

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Over time, the rhythms of college life returned.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He grew up at the mountain’s foot, and the organic rhythms of his painting, done at age 76, convey a lived understanding of its patterns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Padilla credits her frequent “SNL” co-writers Alison Gates and Kent Sublette for helping her understand the program’s rhythms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The man who created “The Rite of Spring”—a ballet whose pounding dissonances and unconventional rhythms caused pandemonium at its 1913 Paris premiere—now insisted that the bolder the creative ambition, the tighter the frame must be.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Harmonic rhythm can be completely separate from other rhythms and tempos.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones