Every once in a while
Rarely and every once in a while are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rarely" instead an adverb phrase "Every once in a while".
Rarely
Rarely adverb - Not often.
Every once in a while and rarely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Every once in a while" instead an adverb "Rarely".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hardly and every once in a while
- hardly and rarely
- seldom and every once in a while
- seldom and rarely
- infrequently and every once in a while
- infrequently and rarely
- irregularly and every once in a while
- irregularly and rarely
- not often and every once in a while
- not often and rarely
- scarcely and every once in a while
- scarcely and rarely
- occasionally and every once in a while
- occasionally and rarely
Both terms in one sentence
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Being Demonically Possessed rarely works out well for the host, however, every once in a while things go From Bad to Worse.
Source: Transformation of the Possessed - Rarely Truth in Television, though every once in a while childbirth is relatively quick and painless.
Cite this Source
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Every once in a while & Rarely. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/every_once_in_a_while/rarely>.
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