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intermittent adj.
on-again, off-again adj.

ADJECTIVE

intermittent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fitful infrequent occasional periodic recurrent recurring seasonal

WEAK

alternate arrested broken by bits and pieces checked cyclic cyclical discontinuing discontinuous epochal here and there hit-or-miss interrupted isochronal isochronous iterant iterative metrical now and then on and off periodical punctuated rhythmic rhythmical serial shifting spasmodic stop-and-go

Antonyms

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constant frequent permanent regular usual

WEAK

continual continuing perpetual

ADJECTIVE

on-again, off-again

Synonyms

WEAK

alternate arrested broken by bits and pieces checked cyclic cyclical discontinuing discontinuous epochal fitful here and there hit-or-miss infrequent interrupted isochronal isochronous iterant iterative metrical now and then occasional on and off periodic periodical punctuated recurrent recurring rhythmic rhythmical seasonal serial shifting spasmodic sporadic stop-and-go

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every other

We choose to reach for new frontiers: in advanced manufacturing and superintelligence; in drones, weapons and warfare; in chips, minerals, cyber and every other domain of human possibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But it’s something she can do not only for Nina, but for every other vulnerable woman.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

An experimental drug developed by Viking Therapeutics helped people maintain their weight loss even after stretching the doses to once a month or every other week.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

We’ve got to rebuild infrastructure to deal with hundred-year floods that are happening every other year now.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Soldiers on every other street corner it seemed, watching our movements.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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