Thesaurus:occasionally

Thesaurus

occasionally

English

Adverb

Sense: at relatively infrequent intervals

Detail: Of an abnormal frequency (not necessarily in an abnormal manner).

Synonyms

• at times (idiomatic)
• ever and anon (literary)
• every now and then (idiomatic)
• every so often (idiomatic)
• from time to time (idiomatic)
• irregularly
• now and again (idiomatic)
• now and then (idiomatic)
• occasionally
• on occasion
• once in a while (idiomatic)
• sometimes
• uncommonly
• while (obsolete)
• whilom (obsolete)

Antonyms

• usually    [⇒ thesaurus]

Other points of contrast

• rarely    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• specifically    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• flakily
• intermittently
• unreliably

See also

• Thesaurus:frequency
• Thesaurus:unusually (in an abnormal manner)

Further reading

• “136. frequency” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “occasionally” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.