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here and there

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 every other 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
STRONGEST
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 every other fitful 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
ADJECTIVE
rambling
Synonyms
STRONG
covering scattered spreading straggling strewn trailing
WEAK
at length gangling irregular random unplanned
Antonyms
WEAK
connected direct straight straightforward
ADJECTIVE
to and fro
Synonyms
WEAK
backward and forward backwards and forwards forward and back from side to side in and out off and on seesaw up and down zigzag
ADVERB
about
Synonyms
STRONGEST
around
WEAK
any which way anyhow
ADVERB
everywhere
Synonyms
STRONGEST
far and wide omnipresent ubiquitous
WEAK
all around all over all over creation all over the map here till Sunday high and low in all quarters in each place in every direction in every place inside and out near and far overall pole to pole the world over throughout ubiquitously universally wherever
Antonyms
WEAK
nowhere
ADVERB
sometimes
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consistently constantly frequently occasionally
WEAK
at intervals at times ever and again every so often from time to time intermittently now and again now and then off and on on occasion once in a blue moon once in a while periodically recurrently
Antonyms
WEAK
never
ADVERB
somewhere
Synonyms
STRONGEST
around elsewhere someplace
STRONG
somewheres
WEAK
about any old place around somewhere in one place or another kicking around parts unknown scattered someplace or another someplace or other
Antonyms
WEAK
nowhere

Example Sentences

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In that time, Kavanagh has missed only a few days here and there.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The individual BTS members’ stamps can be found here and there on the album, especially when listening to certain songs.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Bouquets, pinned with notecards, are strewn here and there.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Brussels already is pushing ahead with snippets of deregulation here and there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“Dr. Carroll is really good at what she does. I promise. Yeah, there’ll be a couple of pinches here and there, but it’ll all be over in a minute.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste