Like clockwork
Like clockwork adverb - With regularity and precision.
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Synonyms for Like clockwork
Spasmodically and like clockwork are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spasmodically" instead an adverb phrase "Like clockwork".
Spasmodically
Spasmodically adverb - In spurts and fits.
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Synonyms for Spasmodically
Like clockwork and spasmodically are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like clockwork" instead an adverb "Spasmodically".
Nearby Word: spasmodic
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Related pairs
- much and like clockwork
- much and spasmodically
- often and like clockwork
- often and spasmodically
- repeatedly and like clockwork
- repeatedly and spasmodically
- regularly and like clockwork
- regularly and spasmodically
- habitually and like clockwork
- habitually and spasmodically
- customarily and like clockwork
- customarily and spasmodically
- at times and like clockwork
- at times and spasmodically
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