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| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | interruption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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alternate, broken, desultory, disconnected, discontinuous, fitful, intermittent, intermitting, interrupted, porlockian, recurrent, spasmodic, unconnected, unsuccessive
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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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