Synonyms for periodic
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Regular — periodical
regular, periodical, recurrent, occasional, cyclic, intermittent, sporadic, recurring, cyclical, oscillating, oscillatory
Definitions
- adj. 1
Periodical.
Related words
- Word family
- periodically periodicize period periodicity
- Phrases
- periodic month
- Is a kind of
- discontinuous orderly repetitive
Example sentences
- occasional Heather regenerates following occasional burning.
- recurrent Her recurrent nightmare involved a tsunami.
- periodical She has also published articles in the periodical Science.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| periodic | steady | |
| occasional | steady | |
| recurrent | rising | |
| cyclic | falling | |
| periodical | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- cyclic2
- 7 letters
- regular3
- 8 letters
- sporadic3, cyclical3
- 9 letters
- recurring3, recurrent3
- 10 letters
- occasional4, periodical5
- 11 letters
- oscillating4, oscillatory5
- 12 letters
- intermittent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cyclic2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- périodique
- Italiano
- periodico
- Español
- periódico
- Deutsch
- periodisch