PERIODIC Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

periodic

adjective

ˌpir-ē-ˈä-dik

Definition of periodic

as in frequent

appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time sent out periodic reminders about the office dress code

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as in recurrent

occurring or appearing at intervals periodic snow showers that might leave up to an inch

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Recent Examples of periodic Building and protecting those pipelines will be expensive—but far cheaper than trying to keep the strait open by force or coping with periodic shortages and price spikes. — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026 El Niño refers to the periodic warming of surface waters in the equatorial Pacific. — Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026 Preliterate people don’t focus on such abstractions as taking a periodic population census and recording it for posterity. — James Coffin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Most of these multiyear agreements lock in selling-price bands, with floor and ceiling prices, while some agreements rely on periodic price negotiations based on market pricing. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for periodic

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Adjective

The scale of the decline triggered a circuit breaker, temporarily halting trading on the exchange — a frequent occurrence this year in a stock market dominated by just two stocks.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
The survey also found links between binge eating and frequent social media use (checking platforms at least hourly), poor mental health, and suicidality.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of frequent

Adjective

Patient advocates and clinicians say the recent advancements in treatment could mark the beginning of a new era in sickle cell care, one that may free thousands from recurrent episodes of debilitating pain and improve long-term health outcomes.

— Steven Ross Johnson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
The year-over-year tightening of global stocks in 2026/27 may be encouraging higher price ideas, but as values have climbed higher, there have been recurrent pullbacks from the buying side.

— SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of recurrent

Adjective

Based on recent comments from Spoelstra, Richards is likely sticking around into the regular season.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
The 2017 draft pick discovered blood clots in his lung this summer and missed training camp and the first five weeks of the regular season because of it.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of regular

Adjective

How Recurring Revenue Is The Pump There’s only one kind of funding that reliably shows up in year seven—recurring, unrestricted revenue.

— Sarah Evans, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Excluding non-recurring events, the magnitude of the average S & P 500 earnings surprise for the quarter is still about 11%.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of recurring

Adjective

This includes such behaviors as repeated propositioning, coercive pressure, unwanted touching and physical violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Wet grass itself is generally not fragile, but repeated walking, playing, or mowing on it causes damage.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of repeated

Adjective

Midge’s story unfurled in 8-page increments in Naughty Bits, a periodical comic from Fantagraphics anthologizing Gregory’s work, which ran 40 issues from 1991-2004.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Case Study 2 Faked Reviewers Using the screening tools and data available to IEEE periodical editors, an editor in chief was alerted to suspicious reviewer activity.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Definition of periodical

Adjective

Related Stories The growing muscle that YouTube flexes as the video crossroads of the world was a near-constant subject of conversation.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
To rely on him on a day-to-day basis is to live under conditions of constant disappointment.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

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