Occasional
Occasional adjective - Lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence.
Usage example: the weekend forecast is for occasional showers
Variable and occasional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variable" instead an adjective "Occasional".
Variable
Variable adjective - Capable of being readily changed.
Occasional and variable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Occasional" instead an adjective "Variable".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irregular and occasional
- irregular and variable
- capricious and occasional
- capricious and variable
- unsettled and occasional
- unsettled and variable
- unsteady and occasional
- unsteady and variable
- fluctuating and occasional
- fluctuating and variable
- uncertain and occasional
- uncertain and variable
- inconstant and occasional
- inconstant and variable
Both words in one sentence
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This can be an occasional problem in City of Heroes, caused by the running speed of the player being incredibly variable.
Source: Escort Mission - Nomad started speaking slowly and in a variable-pitched voice, with occasional static.
Source: Electronic Speech Impediment -
Occasional special episodes increased the maximum prize to $2,000,000 or more.Unfortunately, to make up for the variable length of each game, the NBC version employed Padding.
Source: Series / Deal or No Deal
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