Intermittent flashes of lightning illuminated the dark gloom of the forest.
Source: tatoeba (2015894)
Intermittent
/ˌɪntɚˈmɪtn̩t/
Synonyms for "intermittent" (155 found)
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Closest matches (31)
alternatealternatingarrestedbeatingbrokenbroken offcapriciouscareeningcatchycheckedchopped-offchoppycirclingcycliccyclicaldecousudesultorydeviativedisconnecteddiscontinued
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Noun(1 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (47)
erraticevenevery otherfitfulflickeringfluctuatinggutteringhaltingherky-jerkyheterocliteimmethodicalincoherentinconstantinfrequentintermittinginterruptedirregularisochronalisochronousiterative
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Noun(2 words)
flurryingnonweekly intervals
Adjective(9 words)
gapped performanceirregular data patternirregular movementirregular publicationirregular studynonweeklyoccasionaloccasional instructionoccasional tearing
Verb(2 words)
Related words (77)
parentheticparentheticalpatchyperiodicperiodicalpulsatingpulsingramblingrandomreciprocalrecurrentrecurringrestlessrhythmicrhythmicalrotaryroughscrappyseasonalserial
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Adjective(14 words)
paroxysmalsporadicsporadic actionssporadic eventsporadic guidancesporadic interruptionssporadic motifsporadic patternsporadic recordsporadic tearingstragglingstreakytertianunstable energy descriptor
Noun(5 words)
Verb(5 words)
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3 entriesintermittent faultintermittent painintermittent rainfall
Collocations
6 entriesintermittent claudicationintermittent energy supplyintermittent fastingintermittent faultintermittent rainfallintermittent signal
Inflections
2 entriesmore intermittentmost intermittent
Derivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Tom tried intermittent fasting, but died of complications soon after.
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Tom tried intermittent fasting, but his job was too hectic to allow it.
Source: tatoeba (5791757)
Tom is doing intermittent fasting to lose weight.
Source: tatoeba (7434949)
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