monthly

[muhnth-lee] / ˈmʌnθ li /

ADJECTIVE

periodic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annual intermittent 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 every so often 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

NOUN

journal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

account almanac annals calendar daily diary gazette magazine memoir newspaper note paper periodical publication review tabloid weekly

STRONG

annual chronology daybook ledger log memento minutes observation organ rag record register reminder reminiscence statement

WEAK

comic book scandal sheet

NOUN

magazine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

booklet brochure daily journal manual newsletter newspaper pamphlet paper periodical weekly

STRONG

annual bimonthly biweekly broadside circular digest gazette glossy joint organ pulp quarterly rag review semiweekly sheet slick throwaway

NOUN

periodical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

journal mag magazine quarterly weekly

STRONG

newspaper number paper rag review serial sheet slick throwaway

Example Sentences

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Caitlin was then scheduled for monthly bone marrow monitoring for three months, to check that the cancer had not returned.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The consumer-price index for May, due out Wednesday morning, is forecast to increase a sharp 0.5%, almost three times the typical monthly increase.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

A college graduate with zero debt may be able to start funding retirement accounts instead of paying loan servicers $1,000 monthly for a decade.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

A reminder: Our live Q&As are now on a monthly cadence.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

For some parents, it was a financial hardship to purchase the required uniform and pay ten pfennig, or pennies, as monthly dues.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

monthly

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