once and again

ADVERB

every now and then

Synonyms

STRONGEST

every so often now and again now and then

WEAK

ever so often every once in a while from time to time once in a while sometimes

ADVERB

from time to time

Synonyms

WEAK

ever so often every now and then every once in a while infrequently not often now and again occasionally once in a while periodically sometimes sporadically

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 on occasion once in a blue moon once in a while once or twice sometimes

ADVERB

once in awhile

Synonyms

WEAK

every now and then every so often from time to time infrequently irregularly now and again now and then occasionally once in a while periodically sometimes sporadically

ADVERB

routinely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally habitually normally occasionally often ordinarily regularly sometimes typically

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large in the main mainly more often than not most often mostly naturally now and again now and then on the whole per usual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

ADVERB

typically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally mostly naturally normally occasionally often ordinarily regularly routinely sometimes

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large habitually in the main mainly more often than not most often now and again now and then on the whole per usual

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

ADVERB

usually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally mostly normally occasionally ordinarily regularly routinely sometimes

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large habitually in the main mainly more often than not most often now and again now and then on the whole

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

WEAK

exceptionally unusually

Example Sentences

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“I watched the movie once, and then put it away. I read the book once, and again with highlighting Atticus’ stuff,” Daniels said.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2019

Officers who arrived at the scene rushed Barnes to a medical helicopter, where he flatlined once and again in the operating room.

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2018

And yet every once and again, someone gets it right.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2017

Besides, as repeated once and again, mercurial dictators are very easily punished, as their ego is so inflated.

From Time • Sep. 1, 2013

She looked back at him once, and again he had that sense of perfect openness, as if they knew each other very well and there were no secrets between them.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

once and again

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