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

Need another word that means the same as “periodic”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “periodic” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Periodic” are: occasional, periodical, regular, recurrent, recurring, repeated, cyclical, cyclic, seasonal

Periodic as an Adjective

Definitions of "Periodic" as an adjective

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

• Recurring or reappearing from time to time.
• Relating to a rhetorical period.
• Happening or recurring at regular intervals.
• Relating to the periodic table of the elements.
• Appearing or occurring at intervals.

Synonyms of "Periodic" as an adjective (9 Words)

cyclic	Denoting a musical or literary composition with a recurrent theme or structural device. The cyclic pattern of the last two decades.
cyclical	Recurring in cycles. The cyclical nature of the cement industry.
occasional	Employed for a particular occasion or on an irregular basis. Occasional headaches.
periodical	Occurring or appearing at intervals; occasional. She took periodical gulps of her tea.
recurrent	Occurring often or repeatedly. The recurrent nerve leaves the hypocerebral ganglion.
recurring	Occurring again periodically or repeatedly. They are haunted by a recurring image of their daughter on the night she died.
regular	Relating to a person who does something regularly. Her regular bedtime.
repeated	Done or occurring again several times in the same way. Despite repeated requests neither company gave a satisfactory answer.
seasonal	Relating to or characteristic of a particular season of the year. A selection of seasonal fresh fruit.

Usage Examples of "Periodic" as an adjective

• The periodic visits she made to her father.
• Periodic feelings of anxiety.
• The periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust.

Associations of "Periodic" (30 Words)

almanac	An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
annual	An annual plant. Sow annuals in spring.
annually	Without missing a year. They travel to China annually.
biannual	Occurring or payable twice each year. The biannual meeting of the planning committee.
biennial	A biennial plant. They met at biennial conventions.
bimonthly	Twice a month. The magazine appears bimonthly.
celebration	A joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event. A birthday celebration.
daily	Every day; without missing a day. A daily paper.
diurnal	(of flowers) open only during the day. Diurnal flowers are open during the day and closed at night.
frequent	Be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place. Bears which persisted in frequenting developed areas.
intermittent	Stopping and starting at irregular intervals. Intermittent rain showers.
monthly	A menstrual period. Monthly payments.
occasionally	At infrequent or irregular intervals; now and then. He was arrogant and occasionally callous.
oft	Many times at short intervals. An oft quoted tenet.
perennial	A perennial plant. His perennial distrust of the media.
perennially	In a perennial manner; repeatedly. A new blow to the perennially struggling economy.
periodical	A magazine or newspaper published at regular intervals. She took periodical gulps of her tea.
periodically	At regularly occurring intervals. The lamps were periodically switched on and off at 30 minute intervals.
quarterly	In diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon. A quarterly newsletter is distributed to members.
recurrent	Recurring again and again. She had a recurrent dream about falling.
regular	Relating to a person who does something regularly. He s a regular guy not a glamour puss.
regularity	The state or quality of being regular. He came to see her with increasing regularity.
regularly	On a habitual basis; usually. Make a point of regularly consulting the noticeboard.
repeated	Recurring again and again. There were repeated attempts to negotiate.
semiannual	Occurring or payable twice each year.
tercentenary	Relating to a three-hundredth anniversary. Events arranged to mark the Library s tercentenary.
triennial	The 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it. The triennial meeting of the Association.
weekly	A newspaper or periodical issued every week. Weekly paper.
year	The period of 365 days or 366 days in leap years starting from the first of January used for reckoning time in ordinary circumstances. A Martian year takes 687 of our days.
yearly	Without missing a year. Yearly visits to Africa.