3K+ Words That Rhyme With METRICISM

• Apathy and/or antipathy towards all political affiliations.

• doubt about the truth of something

• the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

• impractical romantic ideals and attitudes

• a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization

• an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

• disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

• a serious examination and judgment of something

• a written evaluation of a work of literature

• a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

• (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people

• an economic system based on private ownership of capital

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

• the state of being actual or real

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

• an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

• (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality

• impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are

• elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued

• a cynical feeling of distrust

• a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality

• obscure or irrational thought

• a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

• a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society

• the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil

• a state of anticipation of sexuality

• the arousal of feelings of sexual desire

• a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable

• a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them

• newspapers and magazines collectively

• the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media

• a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality

• the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

• the technical aspects of doing something

• a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes

• device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

• (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

• the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

• the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

• the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

• move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

• reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

• come to pass; arrive, as in due course

• reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position

• to be the product or result

• be found or available

• come forth

• be a native of

• extend or reach

• exist or occur in a certain point in a series

• cover a certain distance

• come under, be classified or included

• happen as a result

• add up in number or quantity

• to measure up to in kind or quality

• be received

• come to one's mind; suggest itself

• come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

• proceed or get along

• experience orgasm

• have a certain priority

• a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches

• the property of being suitable for singing

• unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm

• a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake

• the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal

• complete denial of all established authority and institutions

• the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable

• the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration

• the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

• the system or principles and theory of labor unions

• a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

• a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal

• something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

• an artifact that belongs to another time

• a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age

• the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state

• the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

• rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint

• (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people

• (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point

• intense energy

• a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth

• a brutal barbarous savage act

• a series of questions put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

• an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers

• communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive

• an insertion into a calendar

• occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)

• (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

• the application of empirical methods in any art or science

• medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

• an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

• a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

• a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women

• the movement aimed at equal rights for women

• the act of inducing hypnosis

• attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force

• the branch of science that studies magnetism

• genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres

• the quality of being current or of the present

• practices typical of contemporary life or thought

• asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience

• an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself

• revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation