Thesaurus:frequency

Thesaurus

frequency

English

Noun

Sense: the quality of occurring often

Synonyms

• frequency

Various

Frequency adjectives, from high to low

• frequent
• usual
• common    [⇒ thesaurus]
• rare    [⇒ thesaurus]
• very rare
• extremely rare
• non-occurring

Frequency adverbs, from high to low

• always
• almost always
• very often
• usually    [⇒ thesaurus]
• more often than not
• as often as not
• often    [⇒ thesaurus]
• frequently
• sometimes
• occasionally    [⇒ thesaurus]
• rarely    [⇒ thesaurus]
• seldom
• infrequently
• very rarely
• hardly ever
• almost never
• never    [⇒ thesaurus]

Number of times adverbs

• once    [⇒ thesaurus]
• twice    [⇒ thesaurus]
• thrice    [⇒ thesaurus]
• three times
• four times    [⇒ thesaurus]
• five times

Frequency adjectives, specific

• minutely
• hourly
• daily
• weekly
• biweekly
• monthly
• yearly
• annual
• biennial
• centennial
• centenary
• millennial
• decamillennial

Frequency adverbs, specific

• once per second
• once a second
• once every second
• once a minute
• hourly
• twice a day
• daily
• weekly
• biweekly
• monthly
• yearly
• annually
• biennially

Units of frequency

• hertz
• kilohertz
• megahertz
• gigahertz

Related concepts

• commonness    [⇒ thesaurus]
• rareness    [⇒ thesaurus]
• rarity    [⇒ thesaurus]
• period    [⇒ thesaurus]
• periodicity
• time    [⇒ thesaurus]
• rate
• ratio
• quantifier    [⇒ thesaurus]
• unit of measure    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 136. Frequency
• Category:English frequency adverbs

Further reading

• “136. frequency” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “frequency” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• Adverbs of Frequency, thefreedictionary.com