| 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: | "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 |