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
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “intermittent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| 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. |
| 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. |
The synonyms and related words of "Brag" are: blow, bluster, boast, gas, gasconade, shoot a…
The synonyms and related words of "Pierce" are: thrust, make a hole in, penetrate, puncture,…
The synonyms and related words of "Weary" are: aweary, tired, tired out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired,…
The synonyms and related words of "Kick" are: complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, give…
The synonyms and related words of "Useless" are: futile, pointless, purposeless, impractical, vain, in vain,…
Want to describe something with adjectives that start with 'J'? Though they are not numerous,…