intermittent
[adjective]
Synonyms: periodic, broken, fitful, irregular, occasional, spasmodic, sporadic

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Antonyms: continual, continuous, incessant, unceasing
Contrasted words: constant, perpetual, everlasting, interminable
Related Words: cyclic, cyclical, iterant, iterative, metrical, rhythmic, rhythmical, seasonal, serial, arrested, checked, interrupted, fitful, spasmodic, infrequent, occasional, sporadic, discontinuing, discontinuous

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧ter‧mit‧tent /ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt◂ $ -tər-/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: present participle of intermittere, from mittere 'to send']
stopping and starting often and for short periods Synonym : sporadic:
The weather forecast is for sun, with intermittent showers.
—intermittently adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲