I have occasional pains in the stomach.
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Occasional
/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/
Synonyms for "occasional" (111 found)
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Closest matches (23)
accessoryaccidentalaccompanyingadditionaladoadventitiousafloatafootaleatoryauxiliarybehind the scenesby the wayby-the-waycasualcausalcausativeceremonialcircumstantial
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(1 words)
ad hoc group
Strong matches (33)
conditionalconstitutivecontingentcreationcurrentdecisivedeterminativedoingeffectualetiologicaleventuatingextrafewfitfulformativegoing onhappeningin handin the windincidental
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Adjective(8 words)
episodicepisodic tearinginfrequentintermittentintermittent productionirregular movementisolated componentsisolated patches
Related words (55)
Adjective(14 words)
nonweeklyoptionalperiodicrare creaturesituationalsporadicsporadic actionssporadic eventsporadic guidancesporadic interruptionssporadic patternsporadic recordsporadic tearingstraggling
Noun(2 words)
part time workersrare cases
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3 entriesCollocations
6 entriesoccasional basisoccasional classroom activityoccasional erroroccasional eventoccasional reminderoccasional use
Inflections
2 entriesmore occasionalmost occasional
Derivations
3 entriessimilar
4 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
We are expecting an occasional rainfall.
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Cloudy with occasional rain.
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He doesn't travel much apart from occasional business trips.
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Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.