sporadic

[spuh-rad-ik] / spəˈræd ɪk /

ADJECTIVE

on and off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desultory fitful infrequent intermittent irregular isolated occasional random rare scattered spotty

WEAK

bits and pieces few fits and starts hit-or-miss on-again-off-again scarce seldom semioccasional spasmodic uncommon unfrequent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common constant even frequent methodical regular systematic usual

WEAK

continuous dependable

Example Sentences

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After a year of the strike "with sporadic bin collections, and rubbish left on the streets", people were tired, she said.

From BBC

Airlines have long had to navigate sporadic flare-ups of armed conflict and missile strikes across Middle East skies.

From The Wall Street Journal

If anything, I found her sporadic phone calls to be comforting.

From Literature

If her updates became sporadic, followers would send her messages asking when the next post was coming.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rural school was sporadic; household chores—scrubbing shirts, sweeping ashes, carrying wood and water—were endless.

From Literature