Like clockwork
Like clockwork adverb - With regularity and precision.
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Synonyms for Like clockwork
Without fail and like clockwork are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Without fail" with "Like clockwork", this phrases are similar.
Without fail
Like clockwork and without fail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like clockwork" instead an adverb phrase "Without fail". informal substitute
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Related pairs
- regularly and like clockwork
- regularly and without fail
- absolutely and like clockwork
- absolutely and without fail
- positively and like clockwork
- positively and without fail
- definitely and like clockwork
- definitely and without fail
- fixedly and like clockwork
- fixedly and without fail
- indeed and like clockwork
- indeed and without fail
- plainly and like clockwork
- plainly and without fail
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Without fail and Like clockwork. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/like_clockwork/without_fail
Like clockwork & Without fail. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/like_clockwork/without_fail>.
Without fail or Like clockwork. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/like_clockwork/without_fail.
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