Synonyms for occasionally
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Intermittently
sometimes, now and then, intermittently, now and again, ever and anon formal
2. Sporadically
3. Seldom
Definitions
- adv. 1
On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- specifically
Example sentences
- intermittently Sami was checking his phone intermittently.
- periodically Gabriel has been checking the ship periodically.
- sporadically I'm disabled and sporadically employed.
- seldom She is very careful, so she seldom makes mistakes.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| occasionally | steady | |
| intermittently | falling | |
| periodically | steady | |
| sporadically | steady | |
| seldom | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- seldom2
- 9 letters
- sometimes2
- 10 letters
- uncommonly4
- 11 letters
- irregularly5
- 12 letters
- periodically6, sporadically4
- 14 letters
- intermittently5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (seldom2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- occasionnellement
- Italiano
- occasionalmente