Synonyms for periodic
ˌpɪər iˈɒd ɪkpe·ri·od·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. periodic, periodicaladjective

   happening or recurring at regular intervals

   "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"

   Synonyms:
   occasional, periodical

   Antonyms:
   continual, aperiodic, nonperiodic, noncyclic, nonoscillatory

2. periodic, occasionaladjective

   recurring or reappearing from time to time

   "periodic feelings of anxiety"

   Synonyms:
   occasional(a), occasional, periodical, episodic, casual

   Antonyms:
   nonoscillatory, continual, noncyclic, nonperiodic, aperiodic

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. periodicadjective

   Synonyms:
   recurring (regularly)

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "periodic":

   periodical, periodicals, regular, al-douri, periodically, patrol, newspaper, recurrent, newspapers, regularly, league, rotating, aldouri, periódico, al-duri, aldori, recurring, cyclical, routine, journals, duri, combined

How to pronounce periodic?

How to say periodic in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use periodic in a sentence?

1. Debra Tice:

   We have every reason to believe Austin is alive, ... Recently, the U.S. State Department issued a statement saying they are in 'periodic direct contact' with the Syrian government regarding consular affairs, including Austin's situation. We think this is a good start. We are glad that the two governments are communicating directly, but more is needed.

2. Duncan Lorimer:

   This exciting discovery highlights how little we know about the origin of FRBs, further observations of a larger number of FRBs will be needed in order to obtain a clearer picture about these periodic sources and elucidate their origin.

3. Josh Campbell:

   Portland is not a city under siege. Today, I went to a Starbucks downtown, ate lunch at one of the city's famous downtown food trucks, and bought a new pair of shoes at the mall. As I write this, I'm looking out of my hotel room at a bike tour riding by outside on the downtown street, to be sure, there have been protests -- peaceful during the daytime, and some turning violent at night -- for over 90 days, but the rioting has largely been confined to one city block downtown near the federal courthouse. Last night, protesters showed up at a police precinct a few miles from downtown and were dispersed by police after some protesters started throwing eggs and rocks at police cars. There has been periodic, localized violence, but nothing widespread.

4. John Matze:

   We’re going to be putting periodic updates there.

5. The EIA:

   There needs to be greater investment [by China] in intelligence-led enforcement to pursue the Chinese businesses and individuals who are running operations at the [Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone]... These shouldn’t be periodic operations that are co-ordinated once a year, but full-time, multi-agency operations.