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Occasionally

/əˈkeɪʒnəli/

On the occasion of something else happening; incidentally, by the way.

📖 Definitions of "Occasionally"

adverb

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
on occasion	now and then or here and there
once in a while	(idiomatic) Occasionally; sometimes.
now and then	(idiomatic) Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
at times	now and then or here and there
now and again	(idiomatic) Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
from time to time	now and then or here and there

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
once in a while	(idiomatic) Occasionally; sometimes.
now and then	(idiomatic) Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
now and again	(idiomatic) Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.
at times	now and then or here and there
from time to time	now and then or here and there
on occasion	now and then or here and there
incidentally	(speech act, conjunctive) Parenthetically, by the way.
rarely	Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
seldom	Infrequently, rarely.
infrequently	Not frequently.
sporadically	At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency.
intermittently	Stopping or starting at intervals.
sometimes	On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always.
often	Frequently; many times on different occasions.
periodically	In a manner that is regular or periodic.
occasionnoun	The time when something happens.
sometime	At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.
some	Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.
exceptionally	To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.
casually	In a casual manner.

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