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intermittent - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: intermittent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: irregular, sporadic
Synonyms: alternate, arrested, broken, cyclical, discontinuous, fitful, hit-or-miss*, infrequent, interrupted, now and then*, occasional, on and off*, periodic, periodical, recurrent, rhythmic, serial, spasmodic, by bits and pieces, checked, cyclic, discontinuing, epochal, every other, here and there, isochronal, isochronous, iterant, iterative, metrical, punctuated, recurring, rhythmical, seasonal, shifting, stop-and-go
Antonyms: constant, continual, continuing, perpetual, regular
Main Entry: fitful
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: irregular, sporadic
Synonyms: broken, capricious, catchy*, changeable, desultory, disturbed, erratic, flickering, haphazard, hit-or-miss*, impulsive, inconstant, intermittent, interrupted, periodic, random, recurrent, restive, restless, spasmodic, spotty, unstable, variable, bits and pieces, fluctuating, herky-jerky, on-again-off-again, shifting, spastic
Antonyms: constant, continuous, even, regular, undisturbed, unvarying
Main Entry: frequent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: common, repeated
Synonyms: commonplace, constant, continual, customary, everyday, expected, familiar, general, habitual, incessant, intermittent, manifold, many, monotonous, numberless, numerous, periodic, perpetual, persistent, profuse, recurrent, redundant, successive, thick, ubiquitous, usual, various, a good many, iterated, pleonastic, recurring, reiterated, reiterative
Antonyms: inconstant, infrequent, irregular, occasional, rare, sporadic, uncommon, unusual, unrepeated
Main Entry: inconstant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: changeable
Synonyms: capricious, erratic, fickle, flickering, impulsive, inconsistent, intermittent, irregular, irresolute, mercurial, uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unsettled, unstable, vacillating, variable, varying, volatile, wavering, changeful, fluctuating, shifting, waffling
Main Entry: occasional
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: irregular, sporadic
Synonyms: casual, desultory, especial, exceptional, exclusive, few, incidental, infrequent, intermittent, odd, off and on*, particular, random, rare, scarce, seldom, special, specific, uncommon, unusual, not habitual, unfrequent
Antonyms: constant, frequent, regular, steady, usual
Main Entry: periodic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: at fixed intervals
Synonyms: alternate, annual, cyclical, daily, infrequent, intermittent, occasional, perennial, periodical, recurrent, regular, repeated, rhythmic, routine, serial, spasmodic, sporadic, yearly, at various times, centennial, cyclic, epochal, every once in a while, every so often, fluctuating, hourly, isochronal, isochronous, monthly, on certain occasions, on-again-off-again, orbital, recurring, seasonal, weekly
Notes: periodic means happening or recurring at regular intervals; sporadic means occurring singly or occasionally or in scattered instances
Antonyms: constant, continual, irregular, lasting, permanent, sporadic, variable
Main Entry: perpetual
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: continual, lasting
Synonyms: abiding, ceaseless, constant, continuous, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, incessant, infinite, interminable, intermittent, never-ending, perennial, permanent, persistent, recurrent, repeated, repeating, repetitious, returning, unceasing, unchanging, undying, unending, unfailing, uninterrupted, continued, going on, never-ceasing, perdurable, recurring, reoccurring, sempiternal, unremitting, without end
Antonyms: brief, ephemeral, fleeting, momentary, temporary, transient
Main Entry: piecemeal
Part of Speech: adjective, adverb
Definition: bit by bit
Synonyms: by degrees, fitfully, fragmentary, gradual, gradually, intermittent, interrupted, partial, partially, patchy, spotty, at intervals, by fits and starts, intermittently, little by little, step by step
Antonyms: all, completely, totally, wholly
Main Entry: recurrent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: repeating
Synonyms: alternate, chain, cyclical, frequent, habitual, intermittent, periodic, periodical, regular, repeated, repetitive, rolling, continued, isochronal, isochronous, recurring, reoccurring
Antonyms: infrequent, permanent, prevented, stopped, halted
Main Entry: restless
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not content; moving about
Synonyms: active, agitated, antsy*, anxious, changeable, disturbed, edgy, fidgety, fitful, footloose*, fretful, hurried, ill at ease, inconstant, intermittent, irresolute, itchy*, jumpy, nervous, nomadic, on edge, perturbed, restive, roving, sleepless, spasmodic, transient, troubled, turbulent, uneasy, unruly, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, wandering, worried, bundle of nerves, bustling, fidgeting, strung out, tossing and turning, unpeaceful, unquiet, unrestful
Antonyms: agitated, jumpy, nervous, restive
Main Entry: spasmodic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: twitching, erratic
Synonyms: changeable, choppy, desultory, fitful, intermittent, irregular, jerky, periodic, shaky, sporadic, spotty, uncertain, bits and pieces, convulsive, fits and starts, on-again-off-again, spastic, spurtive
Antonyms: resting, uninterrupted
Main Entry: sporadic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: on and off
Synonyms: desultory, few, fitful, hit-or-miss*, infrequent, intermittent, irregular, isolated, occasional, random, rare, scarce, scattered, seldom, spasmodic, spotty, uncommon, bits and pieces, fits and starts, on-again-off-again, semioccasional, unfrequent
Antonyms: constant, continuous, dependable
Main Entry: uneven
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not smooth or balanced
Synonyms: asymmetrical, broken, bumpy, changeable, craggy, discrepant, disparate, disproportionate, fitful, harsh, intermittent, irregular, jagged, jerky, leftover, lopsided, notched, odd, off-balance, one-sided, patchy, remaining, rough, rugged, scabrous, serrate, spasmodic, spotty, unbalanced, unequal, unfair, unsteady, variable, asperous, differing, fluctuating, ill-matched, nonsymmetrical, not flat, not level, not parallel, overbalanced, scraggy, unlevel, unsmooth, unsymmetrical
Antonyms: balanced, continuous, even, level, smooth
Main Entry: interrupted
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: stopped
Synonyms: broken, cut short, delayed, discontinued, discontinuous, held up, intermittent, irregular, postponed, suspended, broken off, checked, disrupted, hindered, interfered with, obstructed
Main Entry: off-and-on
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: every once in a while
Synonyms: hardly, infrequently, intermittent, irregularly, off and on, on and off, scarcely, sometimes, vacillating, variable, alternately, at irregular intervals, fluctuating, not often, sporadically, very seldom, when the mood strikes
Main Entry: alternate
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: every other
Synonyms: intermittent, periodic, recurrent, alternating, every second, recurring, rotating
Main Entry: irregular
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: random, variable
Synonyms: aberrant, aimless, capricious, casual, changeable, desultory, disconnected, discontinuous, eccentric, erratic, fitful, fragmentary, haphazard, hit-or-miss*, inconstant, indiscriminate, infrequent, intermittent, jerky, occasional, out of order, patchy, purposeless, recurrent, shaky, spasmodic, sporadic, uncertain, uneven, unreliable, unsettled, unsteady, designless, faltering, fluctuating, nonuniform, shifting, unconsidered, unmethodical, unpunctual, unsystematic, up and down, weaving
Antonyms: conventional, methodical, regular, systematic
Main Entry: broken
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: discontinuous
Synonyms: disconnected, disturbed, erratic, fragmentary, incomplete, intermittent, interrupted, irregular, spasmodic, spastic
Antonyms: complete, connected, continuous, unbroken
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Main Entry: interruption
Part of Speech: noun
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Main Entry: time
Part of Speech: noun
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Adjectives:
instant, short, Aprilian, Neolithic, acronical, actual, ago, ahead of time, all, alternate, ancient, annual, antiquated, antique, aoristic, aperiodic, archaic, around, atemporal, autumnal, belated, biannual, bicentennial, biennial, bimensal, bimillenary, bimonthly, bissextile, biweekly, brief, by turns, canicular, centennial, chronic, chronogrammatical, chronological, chronometrical, circadian, coeval, concurrent, constant, contemporaneous, contemporary, continual, continuous, current, cyclical, daily, dated, decennial, dendrochronological, diurnal, dominical, duodecennial, enneaeteric, ephemeral, equinoctial, erstwhile, estival, eternal, etesian, everlasting, every other, existing, fore, former, fortnightly, frequent, fugitive, genethliac, gnomonic, gumbled, hebdomad, hebdomadal, hebdomadary, hebetic, hibernal, hodiernal, horal, horary, hourly, immediate, immemorial, imminent, impermanent, infrequent, instantaneous, intercalary, interim, intermediate, intermittent, isochronal, last, last, last, lenten, lifelong, long, long, longstanding, matin, matinal, matutinal, menstrual, millenary, monthly, natalitious, new, night and day, nine, nocturnal, occasional, off, on time, ongoing, parmanent, part, penteteric, periodic, periodical, perpetual, plurennial, postpartum, preceding, prehistoric, preliminary, preprandial, present, present, previous, primaveral, primeval, prior, protracted, punctual, quadrennial, quarterly, quincentennial, quindecennial, quinquennial, quotennial, quotidian, rare, recent, recurrent, recurring, regular, regular as clockwork, remittent, remote, retrospective, rhythmical, round, seasonal, secular, seely, semiannual, semicentennial, semidiurnal, semimonthly, semipermanent, semiweekly, semiyearly, sempiternal, septennial, septimanal, serial, serotinal, sometime, sporadic, spur, stoundmeal, subsequent, successive, sudden, summary, tardy, temporal, temporary, terminal, tertian, that is, thitherto
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