unfrequent

ADJECTIVE

few

Synonyms

STRONG

lean less middling minor minority minute petty scanty scattering short slight trifling

WEAK

exiguous few and far between imperceptible inconsequential inconsiderable infrequent insufficient meager negligible not many not too many occasional paltry piddling rare scant scarce scarcely any scattered seldom semioccasional skimpy slender slim some sparse sporadic stingy straggling thin uncommon widely spaced

Antonyms

STRONG

big consequential fat important large major significant tall thick useful

WEAK

many much

ADJECTIVE

occasional

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casual infrequent intermittent odd particular random rare unusual

WEAK

desultory especial exceptional exclusive few incidental not habitual off and on scarce seldom special specific uncommon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common frequent ordinary regular usual

WEAK

constant steady

ADJECTIVE

rare

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extraordinary limited occasional scarce singular strange subtle uncommon unique unlikely unthinkable unusual

WEAK

attenuate attenuated deficient few few and far between flimsy inconceivable isolated light out of the ordinary rarefied recherché scanty scattered seldom semioccasional short sparse sporadic subtile tenuous thin unheard of unimaginable unwonted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common commonplace familiar frequent normal ordinary regular standard sufficient usual

WEAK

cheap typical well-done worthless

ADJECTIVE

sporadic

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common constant even frequent methodical regular systematic usual

WEAK

continuous dependable

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He listened with fixed attention; and now and then threw out suggestions of cure such as are not unfrequent with cultivated minds.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various

Another likewise unfrequent but most dangerous accident is the septic infection of the abscess—an occurrence referred to by Olshausen to the diffusion of intestinal gases through the walls of the tumor.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

He was her luxury, her delight, the outlet of her not unfrequent tempers, and one of the three sources of a very limited income.

From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Potter, Margaret Horton

It is not unfrequent, again, to hear the preceding fallacy stated in a somewhat different form.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

Letters of a business nature are not unfrequent, and are generally dry and uninteresting.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge

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