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. 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.

2. Daily News:

   Everybody is distraught. She was the heart, the lifeline of the family. The heartbeat.

3. Spencer Platt/Getty Images:

   Her exact words to me were, ‘you’re gonna love Dr. Cabral’s work.’ I didn’t care one way or another. I accepted my wife the way she was, everybody is distraught. She was the heart, the lifeline of the family. The heartbeat.

4. Dennys Nieto:

   I suffer from asthma and pain in my lungs. It feels like I'm being hit in the lungs, headaches, inflammation and pain in my throat. And also I have erratic blood pressure and heartbeat.

5. Christen Kuikoua:

   Love is like a dream you never wish to end, a magical journey where every moment feels like eternity, and every heartbeat whispers the promise of forever.