Synonyms for discontinuously
- adverb
Definitions
- adv. 1
In a discontinuous manner; not continuously.
Example sentences
- intermittently Sami was checking his phone intermittently.
- sporadically I'm disabled and sporadically employed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| discontinuously | falling | |
| intermittently | falling | |
| sporadically | steady | |
| fitfully | rising | |
| spasmodically | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- fitfully3
- 12 letters
- sporadically4
- 13 letters
- spasmodically4
- 14 letters
- intermittently5, discontinually
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fitfully3 = 3 syllables).