Regular and Sporadic

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Regular

Regular adjective - Appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time.
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Antonyms for Regular
Sporadic is an antonym for regular.
Nearby Words: regularised, regularly, regularize, regularise, regularity

Sporadic

Sporadic adjective - Lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence.
Usage example: sporadic loud noises kept startling everyone
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Regular is an antonym for sporadic in topics: intermittent, on and off.
Nearby Word: sporadically
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  • While it has sometimes been sporadic (Mary didn't show up in the second season and Beverly in the fourth) both have made fairly regular appearances.
    Source: Once a Season
  • Several Judge Dredd stories are told from the point of view of regular people with Dredd himself making only sporadic appearances in them.
    Source: Lower-Deck Episode
  • Uncommon Time The Unown radio broadcast consists of a quiet and regular hum with sporadic and abstract sound effects over it.
    Source: Uncommon Time
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