Occasional Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-kāzhə-nəl
Associated with a special occasion
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. infrequent
  2. uncommon
  3. episodic
  4. unusual
  5. rare
  6. scarce
  7. sporadic
  8. incidental
  9. not habitual
  10. intermittent
  11. irregular
  12. odd
  13. periodic
  14. random
  15. exceptional
  16. scattered
  17. stray
Intended for special use
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. especial
  2. particular
  3. specific
Occurring, encountered, done, or taken from time to time; irregular or infrequent.
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. periodic
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. infrequency
  2. occasionality
  3. sporadicity

Words Related to Occasional

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Occasional Sentence Examples

  • The rain was still coming down hard and there were occasional rumbles of thunder.

  • The only sound Sarah had made throughout the ordeal was an occasional sniff, as she attempted to wipe away the product of her distress with the back of her hand.

  • Rostov, smoking his pipe and turning his head about as the water trickled down his neck, listened inattentively, with an occasional glance at Ilyin, who was pressing close to him.

  • Her presence reduced Cynthia's domestic chores and eliminated the need for Dean and Fred to pick up more than the occasional dust rag.

  • Besides some occasional references in the text, only a few more of the general works dealing with the distribution of birds can here be mentioned.

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