Seldom
Seldom adverb - Not often.
Usage example: we seldom go to the theater downtown because its prices are so high
Sometimes and seldom are semantically related in infrequently topic. In some cases you can use "Sometimes" instead the word "Seldom" as an adverb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like occasionally, now and then, at times.
Sometimes
Sometimes adverb - On some occasions.
Usage example: sometimes I like to go skiing, and sometimes I prefer to stay inside where it's warm
Seldom and sometimes are semantically related in now and then topic. You can use "Seldom" instead the word "Sometimes" as an adverb or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as at times.
Nearby Word: sometime
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- uncommonly and seldom
- uncommonly and sometimes
- little and seldom
- little and sometimes
- hardly and seldom
- hardly and sometimes
- rarely and seldom
- rarely and sometimes
- infrequently and seldom
- infrequently and sometimes
- intermittent and seldom
- intermittent and sometimes
- irregularly and seldom
- irregularly and sometimes
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