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Periodic

🔄 Synonyms of "Periodic"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sporadic	Rare and scattered in occurrence.
oscillating	Moving in a repeated back-and-forth motion; coming and going.
intermittentnoun	Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
rhythmic	Of or relating to rhythm.
cyclicnoun	Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
periodicalnoun	A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
rhythmical	rhythmic
oscillatory	That oscillates; oscillating.
pulsed	Producing, or consisting of pulses (short bursts)

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
aperiodic	That does not recur periodically.
nonperiodic	Not periodic; lacking a regular cycle; irregular

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

Word	Definition
intermittent	Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
cyclic	Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
sporadic	Rare and scattered in occurrence.
oscillating	Moving in a repeated back-and-forth motion; coming and going.
oscillatory	That oscillates; oscillating.
periodicalnoun	A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
pulsed	Producing, or consisting of pulses (short bursts)
rhythmical	rhythmic
rhythmic	Of or relating to rhythm.
cyclical	recurring at regular intervals
period	Menstrual.
periodically	In a manner that is regular or periodic.
interim	Temporary.
dailynoun	That occurs every day, or at least every working day.
regularly	normally; ordinarily.
recurring	Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.
initial	Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
routinely	In a routine manner, in a way that has become common or expected.
serial	Having to do with or arranged in a series.
routine	Regular; habitual.