REGULARITY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

regularity

noun

Definition of regularity

as in frequency

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as in uniformity

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Recent Examples of regularity The work and regularity of the 12-Step program, for many of us in recovery, offers an important framework. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 Over time, Oura also measures your cardio capacity, cardiovascular age, and sleep regularity. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026 The specific activity seems to be less important than the regularity. — Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 In the study, people who ranked in the top 20% for sleep regularity went to sleep and awoke within a roughly one-hour window most days. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for regularity

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Noun

The study percentages cannot establish either true frequency or causality.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Those releases were queasy, dank, almost fetid, as though Ableton could manipulate flesh as well as frequencies.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of frequency

Noun

Early on, Daunt flagged that Barnes & Noble—like Waterstones before it—suffered from uniformity that bored customers.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Their rules tend to reflect strong preferences for aesthetic uniformity, believed by some to be associated with higher home values.

— Daniel Kramer, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of uniformity

Noun

Reid’s constancy is one of the gifts that has led him to the pinnacle of the NFL as the fourth-winningest coach in league history.

— Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Change is the one constant of life on Earth; that constancy is exactly what makes change so difficult to spot.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of constancy

Noun

But even though the study found a significant link between artificial sweeteners and memory issues, experts say this is still only a correlation, not causation.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026
Cloud intelligence relies on data with context, correlation and operational meaning across the full environment.

— Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of correlation

Noun

Due to the seriousness and chronicity of diabetes, scientists have launched an extensive and ongoing investigation into the potential role of supplements, like omega-3 fatty acids, in both preventing diabetes and serving as an adjunct to traditional diabetes medications.

— Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2026
My father’s diseases aren’t just marked by chronicity but also unpredictability.

— Sabrina Qiao, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2021

Definition of chronicity

Noun

The org chart flattens because the coordination overhead that justified middle layers, translating between product, builders, and reviewers, is increasingly absorbed by AI tools.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
And now, as Ebola ravages the Congo, advocates say that this is exactly the sort of outbreak that money and coordination was intended to contain.

— Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of coordination

Noun

Fat distribution matters One plausible explanation for the higher prevalence of cardiometabolic disease in men and postmenopausal women undergoing bariatric surgery is increased visceral fat, says Serlie.

— Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
The prevalence of deepfakes, synthetic media, and identity fraud is rapidly increasing.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of prevalence

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