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Definitions

every so often

ADJECTIVE

periodic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annual intermittent monthly occasional recurrent recurring regular repeated routine seasonal sporadic weekly yearly

STRONG

periodical

WEAK

alternate at various times centennial cyclic cyclical daily epochal every once in a while fluctuating hourly infrequent isochronal isochronous on certain occasions on-again-off-again orbital perennial rhythmic serial spasmodic

Antonyms

STRONGEST

constant infrequent unusual

WEAK

continual irregular lasting permanent sporadic variable

ADVERB

at times

Synonyms

WEAK

from time to time now and again occasionally on occasion once in a while

ADVERB

ever and again

Synonyms

WEAK

at times ever and anon evermore from time to time now and again now and then occasionally on occasion

ADVERB

every now and then

Synonyms

STRONGEST

now and again now and then

WEAK

ever so often every once in a while from time to time once and again once in a while sometimes

ADVERB

intermittently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

occasionally periodically sporadically

WEAK

again betimes from time to time now and again on occasion once in a while sometimes

ADVERB

now and then

Synonyms

STRONGEST

every now and then infrequently intermittently now and again occasionally periodically sporadically

WEAK

at intervals at times every once in a while from time to time hardly irregularly not often off and on on occasion once and again once in a blue moon once in a while once or twice sometimes

ADVERB

occasionally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hardly infrequently periodically seldom sometimes sporadically

WEAK

at intervals at random at times from time to time irregularly now and again on occasion once in a blue moon once in a while once or twice uncommonly

Antonyms

WEAK

always constantly frequently regularly steadily usually

ADVERB

off and on

Synonyms

WEAK

alternately at intervals at times every once in a while fluctuating from time to time irregularly now and then occasionally on occasion once in a while sometimes sporadically vacillating variably

ADVERB

on and off

Synonyms

WEAK

at intervals at times discontinuously every now and then every once in a while from time to time hardly infrequently intermittently irregularly now and again now and then occasionally off and on on occasion once in a blue moon once in a while periodically sometimes sporadically

ADVERB

once in awhile

Synonyms

WEAK

every now and then from time to time infrequently irregularly now and again now and then occasionally once and again once in a while periodically sometimes sporadically

ADVERB

once in a while

Synonyms

WEAK

at intervals at times every now and then from time to time hardly infrequently irregularly now and again on occasion once in a blue moon periodically rarely seldom sometimes sporadically

ADVERB

sometimes

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consistently constantly frequently occasionally

WEAK

at intervals at times ever and again from time to time here and there intermittently now and again now and then off and on on occasion once in a blue moon once in a while periodically recurrently

Antonyms

WEAK

never

Example Sentences

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Oliver pulled out his phone and swiped around, glancing up every so often as we got closer to the school.

From Literature

The best approach is to build a sturdy foundation for your investments and to treat crashes the way insurance companies do natural disasters: know the odds and accept that they happen every so often.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It felt like one of those special sites that you do get every so often," he said.

From BBC

He scratched at himself uncontrollably, and every so often one of his legs seemed to twitch.

From Literature

But every so often, that might just be the case.

From BBC

every so often

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