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occasional
Meaning: happening sometimes but not often
occasional in a sentence
How occasional is used in real sentences:
We heard occasional taps of rain against the classroom window.
The trail was quiet except for the occasional call of a bird.
“They heard the occasional call of a jay.”
— from the passage Beyond the Ridge
Synonyms for occasional
Other words for occasional — infrequent, sporadic and irregular — carry the same meaning.
- infrequent
- sporadic
- irregular
Antonyms of occasional
Words that mean the opposite of occasional:
Where it comes from
From Latin occasio 'opportunity, occurrence'
Memory hook
An occasional event happens only on some OCCASIONS.
Practice occasional in the app