Synonyms of meters

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

meters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of meter

as in measures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• measures
• portions
• metes (out)
• parts
• lots
• splits
• dispenses
• deals
• shares (out)
• parcels (out)
• divides
• hands out
• doles out
• prorates
• administers
• allots
• awards
• distributes
• admeasures
• allocates
• grants
• rations
• assigns
• apportions
• allows
• accords
• earmarks
• reserves
• chips in
• gives
• contributes
• donates
• reapportions
• reassigns
• redistributes
• reallocates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deprives (of)
• denies
• retains
• keeps
• withholds
• begrudges
• appropriates
• stints
• confiscates
• arrogates