Definitions

on occasion

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at times adv.
ever and again adv.
intermittently adv.
now and then adv.
occasionally adv.
off and on adv.
on and off adv.
once in a while adv.
sometimes adv.
uncommonly adv.

ADVERB

at times

Synonyms

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every so often from time to time now and again occasionally once in a while

ADVERB

ever and again

Synonyms

WEAK

at times ever and anon evermore every so often from time to time now and again now and then occasionally

ADVERB

intermittently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

occasionally periodically sporadically

WEAK

again betimes every so often from time to time now and again once in a while sometimes

ADVERB

now and then

Synonyms

STRONGEST

every now and then every so often infrequently intermittently now and again occasionally periodically sporadically

WEAK

at intervals at times every once in a while from time to time hardly irregularly not often off and on once and again once in a blue moon once in a while once or twice sometimes

ADVERB

occasionally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hardly infrequently periodically seldom sometimes sporadically

WEAK

at intervals at random at times every so often from time to time irregularly now and again once in a blue moon once in a while once or twice uncommonly

Antonyms

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always constantly frequently regularly steadily usually

ADVERB

off and on

Synonyms

WEAK

alternately at intervals at times every once in a while every so often fluctuating from time to time irregularly now and then occasionally once in a while sometimes sporadically vacillating variably

ADVERB

on and off

Synonyms

WEAK

at intervals at times discontinuously every now and then every once in a while every so often from time to time hardly infrequently intermittently irregularly now and again now and then occasionally off and on once in a blue moon once in a while periodically sometimes sporadically

ADVERB

once in a while

Synonyms

WEAK

at intervals at times every now and then every so often from time to time hardly infrequently irregularly now and again once in a blue moon periodically rarely seldom sometimes sporadically

ADVERB

sometimes

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consistently constantly frequently occasionally

WEAK

at intervals at times ever and again every so often from time to time here and there intermittently now and again now and then off and on once in a blue moon once in a while periodically recurrently

Antonyms

WEAK

never

ADVERB

uncommonly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exceptionally extremely remarkably strangely unusually

WEAK

extra hardly ever in few instances irregularly not often now and then occasionally oddly particularly peculiarly rarely scarcely ever seldom sporadically very

Antonyms

STRONGEST

normally usually

WEAK

commonly frequently

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on occasion

Fortunately, at least on occasion these do reappear and give us some exciting new research opportunities.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

The coast guard integrated more with the Chinese navy and receives support from China’s maritime militia, groups of fishermen who on occasion conduct missions for Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Few would dispute that on average or even at the median, males may be bigger and more powerful than females, or that in certain contact sports the difference may be telling and on occasion dangerous.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Bredenbals acknowledges, however, that on occasion she does hear colleagues express reluctance to let the more productive workers leave the workshop.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Its foremost symptom was a sensation of heat that on occasion flamed in the nerve endings of his forehead until the arteries in his temples pulsed visibly.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

on occasion

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