What is another word for occasional?
Pronunciation:
[ əkˈe͡ɪʒənə͡l], [ əkˈeɪʒənəl], [ ə_k_ˈeɪ_ʒ_ə_n_əl]
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Similar words for occasional:
- circumstantial (adjective)
- few (adjective)
- irregular (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- incidental (adjective)
- miscellaneous, various (adjective)
- not happening regularly (adjective)
- occasional (adjective)
- odd (adjective)
- on and off (adjective)
- on-again, off-again (adjective)
- rare (adjective)
- scarce (adjective)
- scattered (adjective)
- sparse (adjective)
- sporadic (adjective)
- standout (adjective)
- irregular (noun)
- unpredictable (noun)
Synonyms for Occasional:
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adj.
• circumstantial- circumstantial ,
- episodic ,
- eventual ,
- incidental ,
- inconclusive ,
- indirect ,
- inferential ,
- landmark ,
- presumptive ,
- uncertain .
- Unfrequent ,
- few and far between ,
- not too many ,
- scarcely any ,
- semioccasional ,
- widely spaced ,
- exiguous ,
- few ,
- imperceptible ,
- inconsequential ,
- inconsiderable ,
- insufficient ,
- lean ,
- less ,
- meager ,
- middling ,
- minor ,
- minority ,
- minute ,
- negligible ,
- not many ,
- paltry ,
- petty ,
- piddling ,
- scant ,
- scanty ,
- scattered ,
- scattering ,
- short ,
- skimpy ,
- slender ,
- slight ,
- slim ,
- some ,
- sparse ,
- stingy ,
- straggling ,
- thin ,
- trifling .
- accompanying ,
- ancillary ,
- attendant ,
- by-the-way ,
- chance ,
- coincidental ,
- concomitant ,
- concurrent ,
- contributing ,
- contributory ,
- fluke ,
- nonessential ,
- secondary ,
- subordinate ,
- subsidiary .
- odd .
- desultory ,
- especial ,
- exceptional ,
- exclusive ,
- not habitual ,
- off and on ,
- particular ,
- rare ,
- seldom ,
- specific ,
- uncommon ,
- unusual .
- STANDOUT ,
- Subtile ,
- extra ordinary ,
- extra-ordinary ,
- in conceivable ,
- in-conceivable ,
- more attenuate ,
- more attenuated ,
- more recherche ,
- most attenuate ,
- most attenuated ,
- most recherche ,
- out of ordinary ,
- out ordinary ,
- out the ordinary ,
- rarest ,
- recherche ,
- sub tile ,
- sub tiler ,
- sub-tile ,
- sub-tiler ,
- subtiler ,
- subtilest ,
- un imaginable ,
- un likelier ,
- un likeliest ,
- un likely ,
- un thinkable ,
- un wonted ,
- un-imaginable ,
- un-likelier ,
- un-likeliest ,
- un-likely ,
- un-thinkable ,
- un-wonted ,
- unheard of .
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n.
• irregular • unpredictable Other synonyms:
- continue ,
- intermittent .
- maybe .
- on again .
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How to use "Occasional" in context?
Occasional is defined as happening not very often. Occasional can also refer to a specific time that is not a regular occurrence. For example, you might describe your friend as someone who is occasional when you mean that he is not very often around. On the other hand, you might describe a type of food as occasional when you mean that it is not something that you eat very often.
Paraphrases for Occasional:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Independent
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Adjective
accidental, adventitious, causal, circumstantial, discretional, discretionary, few, fortuitous, indefinite, individual, infrequent, intermittent, irregular, isolated, marginal, odd, piecemeal, punctual, random, respite, seasonal, sometimes, transient, one-off, ad-hoc, non-daily.
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Proper noun, singular
accidental.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
certain, incidental, leave.
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Adjective
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