Intermittent
Intermittent adjective - Occurring or appearing at intervals.
Running is an antonym for intermittent.
Nearby Words: intermittently, intermitting
Running
Running adjective - Going on and on without any interruptions.
Usage example: a running struggle just to make ends meet
Both words in one sentence
- In Robo-Hunter (a long-running although intermittent strip in 2000 AD) Sam Slade, the protagonist, is trapped on a planet populated by robots that imprisoned all the colonists they were supposed to prepare the planet for.
Source: Bavarian Fire Drill
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Running and Intermittent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/intermittent/running
Intermittent & Running. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/intermittent/running>.
Running or Intermittent. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/intermittent/running.
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