Synonyms for periodically
- adverb
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Adverb
1. Occasionally — intermittently or recurrently
Other
Definitions
- adv. 1
intermittently or recurrently.
Example sentences
- occasionally She stopped by occasionally to fix things for him.
- sporadically I'm disabled and sporadically employed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| periodically | steady | |
| occasionally | steady | |
| sporadically | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- sometimes2
- 12 letters
- occasionally5, sporadically4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sometimes2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- périodiquement