| Main Entry: | cyclic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recurrent |
Synonyms: |
cyclical, like clockwork, periodic, periodical, recurring, repeating |
| Main Entry: | daily |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | occurring every day; during the day |
Synonyms: |
circadian, common, commonplace, constantly, cyclic, day after day, day by day, day-to-day, diurnal, everyday, from day to day, often, once a day, once daily, ordinary, per diem, periodic, quotidian, regular, regularly, routine |
Antonyms: |
at night, nightly, nocturnal |
| Main Entry: | habitual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | usual, established |
Synonyms: |
accepted, accustomed, addicted, addicting, automatic, chronic, common, confirmed, constant, continual, conventional, customary, cyclic, disciplined, familiar, fixed, frequent, hardened, ingrained, inveterate, iterated, iterative, mechanical, methodical, natural, normal, ordinary, perfunctory, permanent, perpetual, persistent, practiced, recurrent, regular, reiterative, repeated, repetitious, rooted, routine, seasoned, set, standard, steady, systematic, traditional, wonted |
| Notes: | habitual means made a norm or custom or habit or fixed practice; customary means in accordance with convention or custom; usual means commonly or normally encountered, experienced, or observed |
Antonyms: |
infrequent, inhabitual, intermittent, occasional, rare, seldom, uncommon, unestablished, unusual |
| Main Entry: | intermittent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irregular, sporadic |
Synonyms: |
alternate, arrested, broken, by bits and pieces, checked, cyclic, cyclical, discontinuing, discontinuous, epochal, every other, fitful, here and there, hit-or-miss, infrequent, interrupted, isochronal, isochronous, iterant, iterative, metrical, now and then, occasional, on and off, periodic, periodical, punctuated, recurrent, recurring, rhythmic, rhythmical, seasonal, serial, shifting, spasmodic, stop-and-go |
Antonyms: |
constant, continual, continuing, perpetual, regular |
| Main Entry: | periodic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at fixed intervals |
Synonyms: |
alternate, annual, at various times, centennial, cyclic, cyclical, daily, epochal, every once in a while, every so often, fluctuating, hourly, infrequent, intermittent, isochronal, isochronous, monthly, occasional, on certain occasions, on-again-off-again, orbital, perennial, periodical, recurrent, recurring, regular, repeated, rhythmic, routine, seasonal, serial, spasmodic, sporadic, weekly, yearly |
Antonyms: |
constant, continual, irregular, lasting, permanent, sporadic, variable |
| Main Entry: | punctual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | on time |
Synonyms: |
accurate, careful, conscientious, conscionable, constant, cyclic, dependable, early, exact, expeditious, fussy, heedful, in good time, meticulous, on schedule, on the button, on the dot, on the nose, painstaking, particular, periodic, precise, prompt, punctilious, quick, ready, recurrent, regular, reliable, scrupulous, seasonable, steady, strict, timely, under the wire |
Antonyms: |
late, tardy |
| Main Entry: | regular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | orderly, consistent, balanced |
Synonyms: |
accordant, alternating, arranged, automatic, classified, congruous, consonant, constant, cyclic, dependable, efficient, established, even, exact, expected, fixed, flat, formal, harmonious, in order, invariable, level, measured, mechanical, methodical, momentary, ordered, organized, patterned, periodic, precise, probable, punctual, rational, recurrent, regulated, rhythmic, routine, serial, set, smooth, standardized, stated, steady, straight, successive, symmetrical, systematic, uniform |
Antonyms: |
changing, disorderly, imbalanced, inconsistent, infrequent, irregular, unsteady, variable |
| Main Entry: | isochronal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recurrent |
Synonyms: |
alternate, chain, continued, cyclic, cyclical, frequent, habitual, intermittent, isochronous, like clockwork, periodic, periodical, recurring, regular, reoccurring, repeated, repetitive, rolling |
| Main Entry: | isochronous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recurrent |
Synonyms: |
alternate, chain, continued, cyclic, cyclical, frequent, habitual, intermittent, isochronal, like clockwork, periodic, periodical, recurring, regular, reoccurring, repeated, repetitive, rolling |
| Main Entry: | "on-again, off-again" |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intermittent |
Synonyms: |
alternate, arrested, broken, by bits and pieces, checked, cyclic, cyclical, discontinuing, discontinuous, epochal, every other, fitful, here and there, hit-or-miss, infrequent, interrupted, isochronal, isochronous, iterant, iterative, metrical, now and then, occasional, on and off, periodic, periodical, punctuated, recurrent, recurring, rhythmic, rhythmical, seasonal, serial, shifting, spasmodic, sporadic, stop-and-go |