Synonyms of cadences

cadences

noun

plural of cadence

as in rhythms

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

the soothing cadence of the lecturer's voice nearly put me to sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhythms
• beats
• emphases
• drums
• meters
• accents
• throbs
• measures
• stresses
• movements
• accentuations
• backbeats
• swings
• sways
• hexameters
• lilts
• pentameters
• trimeters
• tetrameters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cadences

That’s not the same little bird, announcing in eternal cadences the coming of some other, new spring. —Andriy Sodomora (tr. Sabrina Jaszi & Roman Ivashkiv), The Dial, 12 Dec. 2024

Alligator’s reverence for the trappings and cadences of ’90s rap plays well with the kind of arbitrators who’ve put all three of Nas’s King’s Disease albums in the running for trophies. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024

But Happy’s Place has the familiar multi-cam cadences of a classic ’90s sitcom. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024

However, this will also require new business processes, management cadences and skill sets. —Ruchir Nath, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024

The structure, flow, and cadences are nice; Adetunji sounds good vocally. —Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Oct. 2024

Never mind caring about any of these characters, a word that should technically be in scare quotes here, though kudos to the cast for being so nimble in switching personality traits, defining tics and signature cadences on a dime. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024