sporadically

Thân thiện

He visits the library sporadically throughout the month.

Definition

Adverb 1. Occasionally or at irregular intervals: Happening in a scattered, isolated, or infrequent way, not continuously or predictably.

Usage

"Sporadically" describes an action or event that occurs occasionally, with uneven gaps in time or space, without a regular pattern. It emphasizes the irregular and infrequent nature of the occurrence.

Examples

• The old radio receives the signal only sporadically.
• She visits her hometown sporadically, perhaps once every few years.
• Gunfire could be heard sporadically throughout the night.
• He has worked sporadically as a freelance consultant.

Advanced Usage

• Intermittently vs. Sporadically: While similar, "intermittently" can imply stops and starts within a broader ongoing period, whereas "sporadically" emphasizes the isolated, scattered, and unpredictable nature of the occurrences.
  • The rain fell intermittently all afternoon. (It started and stopped several times.)
  • Violent storms appear sporadically in this region. (They happen here and there, unpredictably.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sporadic (adjective): Describing something that occurs occasionally or in scattered instances.
  • There were sporadic reports of outages across the city.
• Sporadicalness (noun, rare): The quality of being sporadic.

Synonyms

• Occasionally
• Intermittently
• Irregularly
• Infrequently
• Periodically (when not on a strict schedule)

Antonyms

• Constantly
• Continuously
• Regularly
• Frequently
• Steadily

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a sporadic manner
   • he only works sporadically

Từ đồng nghĩa

• periodically