Synonyms for heartbeat
ˈhɑrtˌbitheart·beat

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. heartbeatnoun

   The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator

   If your heartbeat doesn't normalize soon, consult a doctor!

   Synonyms:
   pulse

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beatnoun

   the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

   "he could feel the beat of her heart"

   Synonyms:
   beatnik, instant, metre, pulse, meter, impulse, beat, flash, musical rhythm, split second, round, pulsation, heart rate, wink, rhythm, measure, pulsing, jiffy, cadence, blink of an eye, pulse rate, trice, twinkling

2. blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minutenoun

   a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

   "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

   Synonyms:
   nictitation, second, instant, blinking, flashbulb, pulse, flashgun, eye blink, beat, minute, news bulletin, moment, flash, photoflash, split second, flare, pulsation, winking, flash bulb, wink, nictation, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, flash lamp, blink of an eye, blink, fanfare, trice, twinkling

3. heartbeatnoun

   an animating or vital unifying force

   "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"

   Synonyms:
   instant, blink of an eye, wink, pulse, flash, split second, jiffy, pulsation, beat, twinkling, trice

Matched Categories

1. • Force
   • Moment
   • Periodic Event

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "heartbeat":

   wink, pulse, jiffy, heart, glance

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1. Andreas Bilicki:

   Doppel, as it stands, delivers two separate rhythms -- one high and one low. The high rhythm essentially delivers a rhythm which is higher than your resting heartbeat, and the lower one which is lower. And it works in a very similar way as to when you listen to upbeat or downbeat music. So, in the same way that upbeat music can excite you or bring you up, make you more alert; doppel does this. And it does the same thing with the downbeat tempo which you feel calming you down and even helping you into sleep.

2. Jason Romeyko:

   With this unique project, we want to create a response in a heartbeat by transforming the media into the very root of the stigma itself— by printing every word, line, picture and page of the magazine with blood from HIV-positive people.

3. Jim McLaughlin:

   A club can have all these offerings, but the thing that's the heartbeat of it is the social experience in the middle, i don't think that's going to ever change. We're Facebook for real. Community is important to everybody and being a part of something and feeling you belong, and that happens at clubs.

4. Kimberly ONeill with baby London:

   I wasn't allowed to ride on anything or even allowed to walk. I had to wear a mask the whole time, we always feel her heartbeat was formed in Disney World.

5. Jim Lux:

   The reflection from the rubble doesn't move. So it's not changing. But the reflection from the victim is moving because their heartbeat, it changes a little bit. We look for those tiny changes and then determine if they're from a human.