arrhythmic
Lacking steady pulse
Arrhythmic means lacking regular rhythm or pattern.
In medicine, an arrhythmic heartbeat is irregular—too fast, too slow, or erratic: The monitor showed arrhythmic activity.
More broadly, anything without steady rhythm can be arrhythmic: arrhythmic drumming, the arrhythmic clatter of construction.
Irregular heartbeat awareness
- fibrillationRapid irregular muscle contractions
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- bradycardiaAbnormally slow heart rate
- flutterRapid light movement
irregular heartbeat · skipped beat · racing heart · pounding · syncope · cardiac arrest · heart failure · cardiomyopathy
Lacking regularity or consistency
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- fitfulIrregular and spasmodic
spasmodic · intermittent · halting · stuttering · lurching · jerky · unsteady · inconsistent
Stressed unexpected beats
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- rubatoElastic musical timing
- free timeUnscheduled personal hours
jazz · improvisation · experimental · avant-garde · breakbeat · glitch · freeform
Not coordinated together
- desynchronizedNo longer in unison
- misalignedNot properly positioned
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
- mistimedDone at wrong moment
lagging · unsynchronized · discordant · mismatched · out-of-phase
palpitation
Irregular heartbeat awareness
- fibrillationRapid irregular muscle contractions
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- bradycardiaAbnormally slow heart rate
flutter · irregular heartbeat · skipped beat · racing heart · pounding · syncope · cardiac arrest · heart failure · cardiomyopathy · electrocardiogram
erratic
Lacking regularity or consistency
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
fitful · spasmodic · intermittent · halting · stuttering · lurching · jerky · unsteady · inconsistent · variable
syncopation
Stressed unexpected beats
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- rubatoElastic musical timing
free time · jazz · improvisation · experimental · avant-garde · breakbeat · glitch · freeform
out-of-sync
Not coordinated together
- desynchronizedNo longer in unison
- misalignedNot properly positioned
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
mistimed · lagging · unsynchronized · discordant · mismatched · out-of-phase
- circulationblood, circulation, arteries, veins, bloodstream
arrhythmicrhythmic
Having regular tempo
regular · steady · metronomic · rhythmical · periodic
arrhythmicrhythmical
Having regular, recurring beats
cadenced · metrical · measured · syncopated · swinging
- cardiac arrhythmiaDisordered heart rhythm