EPISODICALLY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

episodically

adverb

Definition of episodically

as in occasionally

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Recent Examples of episodically New skills are developed continuously rather than episodically. — Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Rather, each measure is calibrated for deniability and applied episodically. — Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026 This can be achieved by integrating both change and continuity across operations, creating systems that evolve constantly rather than react episodically. — Mirek Dusek, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026 Kīlauea has been erupting episodically since late December, the USGS said. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026 Cameras capture frame after frame at regular intervals, but most of the pixels in those frames don’t change from one to the other, and whatever is moving in those frames is only captured episodically. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Feb. 2020

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Shraddha relished Kabita’s innocence and was amused by her constant, occasionally nonsensical, chatter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
The decision came at the end of a long and occasionally argumentative day in the courtroom.

— Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of occasionally

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Why AFib can be difficult to catch AFib causes the heart's upper chambers to beat irregularly.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Someone who gets hives or has gastrointestinal distress irregularly might not identify their dinner as the trigger of the symptoms, or might assume food poisoning.

— Eva Flowe May 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026

Definition of irregularly

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The new couple—who were first linked after reportedly meeting at Tribeca Film Festival—have been spotted sporadically over the last few months.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2026
My 21-year-old child responds only sporadically to texts and phone calls, going days to weeks without a response.

— Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026

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