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frequent
Meaning: occurring many times or at short intervals
frequent in a sentence
How frequent is used in real sentences:
Frequent water breaks kept the players comfortable during practice.
The frequent ringing of the school phone kept interrupting the quiet office.
“Several times each season, its frequent floods carry sand, mud, and tiny pieces of plants downstream.”
— from the passage The Returning Shore
Synonyms for frequent
Other words for frequent — common, regular and repeated — carry the same meaning.
- common
- regular
- repeated
Antonyms of frequent
Words that mean the opposite of frequent:
- rare
- occasional
Where it comes from
From Latin frequens 'crowded or repeated'
Memory hook
Think of a radio FREQUENCY sending the same signal again and again.