INTERMITTENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INTERMITTENT?

Need another word that means the same as “intermittent”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “intermittent” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Intermittent” are: sporadic, irregular, fitful, spasmodic, broken, fragmentary, discontinuous, disconnected, isolated, odd, random, patchy, scattered

Intermittent as an Adjective

Definitions of "Intermittent" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “intermittent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
• Stopping and starting at irregular intervals.

Synonyms of "Intermittent" as an adjective (13 Words)

broken	Having been broken. Broken sunshine.
disconnected	Music marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds cut short crisply. The iron is disconnected.
discontinuous	Of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities. He received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling.
fitful	Active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady. Business was fitful.
fragmentary	Consisting of small disconnected or incomplete parts. Excavations have revealed fragmentary remains of masonry.
irregular	Not occurring at expected times. Their involvement in irregular financial dealings.
isolated	Remote and separate physically or socially- W.H.Hudson. Little isolated worlds as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm shaded well in the Sahara.
odd	Denoting a single goal by which one side defeats another, especially where each side scores at least once. Invited 30 odd guests.
patchy	Irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc. Patchy fog.
random	Lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance. A random choice.
scattered	Occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space. The forecast is for scattered showers.
spasmodic	Affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm. Spasmodic fighting continued.
sporadic	Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated. Sporadic fighting broke out.

Usage Examples of "Intermittent" as an adjective

• Intermittent rain showers.
• Intermittent rain.

Associations of "Intermittent" (30 Words)

abnormal	Not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm. Abnormal amounts of rain.
acne	An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones. He was clean shaven with a face that had been ravaged by acne when younger.
anomalous	Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected. An anomalous situation.
collectable	Able to be collected. The auction attracted professional dealers trading in quality small collectables.
episodic	(of a programme or story) broadcast or published as a series of instalments. The book is episodic and the incidents don t always hang together.
fitful	Intermittently stopping and starting. Business was fitful.
flighty	Guided by whim and fancy. Flighty young girls.
hardly	Almost not. She could hardly sit up.
infrequent	Not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals. Infrequent outbursts of temper.
infrequently	Not often; rarely. A storage area for infrequently used items.
irregular	A member of an irregular military force. Their involvement in irregular financial dealings.
occasional	Occurring, appearing, or done infrequently and irregularly. Occasional headaches.
occasionally	Now and then or here and there. He was arrogant and occasionally callous.
often	Many times at short intervals. He often goes for long walks by himself.
patchy	Irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc. Your coursework was patchy.
periodic	Relating to the periodic table of the elements. The periodic visits she made to her father.
pimple	A small hard inflamed spot on the skin. I can see the hut down there just a tiny pimple.
rare	Not widely distributed. Rare roast beef.
rarefaction	A decrease in the density of something. The cord has undergone rarefaction.
scarce	Scarcely. Would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave.
seldom	Not common; infrequent. Islay is seldom visited by tourists.
sometimes	Occasionally, rather than all of the time. Sometimes I want to do things on my own.
sparse	Not dense. Information on earnings is sparse.
sporadic	Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated. Sporadic fighting broke out.
sporadically	In a sporadic manner. He worked sporadically at part time jobs.
spotty	Lacking consistency. His spotty record on the environment.
teen	Relating to teenagers. Teen angst.
uncommon	Marked by an uncommon quality especially superlative or extreme of its kind J R Lowell. Uncommon birds.
unpredictable	Not able to be predicted; changeable. An unpredictable or indeterminable future.
unusual	Not habitually or commonly occurring or done. A scene of unusual beauty.