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Intermittently
/ɪn.təˈmɪt.ənt.lɪ/
Stopping or starting at intervals.
📖 Definitions of "Intermittently"
adverb
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Stopping or starting at intervals.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Intermittently"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sporadically | At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency. |
| occasionally | On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes. |
| periodically | In a manner that is regular or periodic. |
| sometimes | On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always. |
| separately | In a separate manner; not together; apart. |
| discontinuously | In a discontinuous manner; not continuously. |
| forth | (formal, archaic) Out into view; from a particular place or position. |
| blinkingnoun | That blinks. |
| irregularly | In an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order. |
| erratically | In an erratic manner; unsteadily or randomly, unpredictably. |
| episodically | In an episodic manner; in episodes. |
| fitfully | In a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily. |
| on-and-off | (informal, idiomatic) Vacillating, undecided, intermittent. |
| patchily | In a patchy manner. |
| cyclically | In a cyclic manner; in cycles; periodically. |
| alternately | In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order. |
| spasmodically | In a spasmodic manner; intermittently. |
| recurrently | In a recurrent manner. |
| infrequently | Not frequently. |
| brokenly | (Of speech) with gaps between words so that normal flow or fluency is affected, as due to emotion; disjointedly. |
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