The word "adonic" refers to poetry or verse that has a certain metrical pattern. Synonyms for this word include dactylic, iambic, trochaic, and anapestic. Dactylic refers to a metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables, while iambic consists of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. Trochaic is the opposite of iambic, with one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable. Lastly, anapestic consists of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable. These synonyms help to describe the exact type of verse or poetry being used and give the writer more precise language to use in their work.