Synonyms for sporadically
- adverb
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Adverb
Definitions
- adv. 1
At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency.
Example sentences
- rarely I'm such a coward that I rarely visit the dentist.
- occasionally She stopped by occasionally to fix things for him.
- periodically Gabriel has been checking the ship periodically.
- intermittently Sami was checking his phone intermittently.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sporadically | steady | |
| rarely | steady | |
| occasionally | steady | |
| periodically | steady | |
| intermittently | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- rarely2
- 7 letters
- flakily
- 8 letters
- fitfully3, patchily
- 10 letters
- uncommonly4, unreliably
- 12 letters
- occasionally5, periodically6
- 13 letters
- spasmodically4
- 14 letters
- intermittently5
- 15 letters
- discontinuously
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rarely2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sporadiquement
- Italiano
- sporadicamente