rhythmless
Lacking musical timing
Rhythmless describes something lacking rhythm—a regular beat, pattern, or flow.
Music or dancing that's rhythmless feels awkward or uncoordinated: His rhythmless drumming threw off the whole band.
The word extends to anything missing expected cadence: rhythmless prose, rhythmless speech.
Someone described as rhythmless simply can't keep a beat.
Having no rhythm
- unpatternedLacking repeated design
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
erratic · haphazard · disjointed · unsynchronized · offbeat · timeless · unmeasured · uncounted
Lacking physical grace
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- gracelessLacking smoothness or charm
lumbering · jerky · bumbling · fumbling · stiff · maladroit · gawky · oafish
Sustained monotonous sound
- flatLacking vertical variation
- unvaryingRemaining the same always
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- roboticStiff and unemotional
plodding · repetitive · unchanging · humdrum · lifeless · deadpan · expressionless · uninflected
Marked by hesitation
- choppyBroken into waves
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- laboredRequiring great exertion
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
disjointed · stuttering · lurching · fitful · spasmodic · fragmented · broken · unsmooth
Cannot perceive pitch differences
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
- off-keyWrong pitch, musically
- atonalWithout musical key
jarring · unmelodious · tuneless · cacophonous · unharmonious · off-beat · pitchless
beatless
Having no rhythm
- unpatternedLacking repeated design
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
uneven · erratic · haphazard · disjointed · unsynchronized · offbeat · timeless · unmeasured · uncounted
uncoordinated
Lacking physical grace
graceless · lumbering · jerky · bumbling · fumbling · stiff · maladroit · gawky · oafish · ungraceful
droning
Sustained monotonous sound
- flatLacking vertical variation
- unvaryingRemaining the same always
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
robotic · plodding · repetitive · unchanging · humdrum · lifeless · deadpan · expressionless · uninflected · toneless
halting
Marked by hesitation
forced · disjointed · stuttering · lurching · fitful · spasmodic · fragmented · broken · unsmooth · jolting
tone-deaf
Cannot perceive pitch differences
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
- off-keyWrong pitch, musically
atonal · jarring · unmelodious · tuneless · cacophonous · unharmonious · off-beat · pitchless
rhythmlessrhythmic
Having regular tempo
rhythmical · cadenced · metered · pulsing · syncopated
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