unrhythmic
Lacking steady tempo
Unrhythmic describes something lacking rhythm or a regular beat.
Music, speech, or movement that feels choppy, irregular, or poorly timed is unrhythmic: Her unrhythmic clapping threw off the whole audience.
The word sometimes describes people who can't keep time: He's a sweet dancer but hopelessly unrhythmic.
Lacking physical coordination
- jerkyCured meat snack
- haltingMarked by hesitation
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
herky-jerky · jolting · spasmodic · lurching · stumbling · faltering · staggering · shambling
Deviating from normal patterns
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- variableProne to fluctuation
unpredictable · fitful · intermittent · unsteady · unsynchronized · asynchronous · offbeat · syncopated
Lacking musical agreement
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- cacophonousHarsh and jarring
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
- inharmoniousLacking pleasing agreement
grating · harsh · clashing · off-key · strident · atonal · raucous · disjointed
clumsy
Lacking physical coordination
ungainly · herky-jerky · jolting · spasmodic · lurching · stumbling · faltering · staggering · shambling · plodding
irregular
Deviating from normal patterns
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
variable · unpredictable · fitful · intermittent · unsteady · unsynchronized · asynchronous · offbeat · syncopated · scattered
discordant
Lacking musical agreement
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- cacophonousHarsh and jarring
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
inharmonious · grating · harsh · clashing · off-key · strident · atonal · raucous · disjointed · stuttering
unrhythmicrhythmic
Having regular tempo
rhythmical · metronomic · measured · cadenced · lilting
rhythm, rhythmic, rhythms, rhythmical, rhythmically, arrhythmia, arrhythmic