Synonyms for occasionally
əˈkeɪ ʒə nl ioc·ca·sion·al·ly

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. occasionally

   Synonyms:
   sometimes, casually, rarely

   Antonyms:
   always, regularly, constantly, frequently

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. occasionally, on occasion, once in a while, now and then, now and again, at times, from time to timeadverb

   now and then or here and there

   "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"

   Synonyms:
   now and then, once in a while, at times, on occasion, from time to time, now and again

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1. List of paraphrases for "occasionally":

   sometimes, sporadically

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1. Jason Luckasevic:

   How about the guys that are out there that occasionally forget the name of their friend, or their grocery list and have days that are very dark and depressing because they are still living an independent life? They get nothing.

2. Heike Risch:

   I like working with children but I need to be able to concentrate. I need to be able to do two things at once occasionally.

3. The FWC:

   Warsaw are characterized by an elongated second dorsal spine, they're the only grouper with 10 dorsal spines ; all others have 11. Although adults usually occur in depths of 180-1700 ft, juveniles are occasionally seen around jetties and shallow-water reefs in the northern Gulf.

4. Egerton Smith:

   Man is the only animal with the powers of laughter, a privilege which was not bestowed on him for nothing. Let us then laugh while we may, no matter how broad the laugh may be, and despite of what the poet says about ?the loud laugh that speaks the vacant mind.? The mind should occasionally be vacant, as the land should sometimes lie fallow, and for precisely the same reason.

5. Marc Siegel:

   You assume these guys are dropping dead because of what goes on in the ring, but it’s not true. Most of that is staged, occasionally someone gets hurt in the ring… the real reason they die young is because a lot of them are drug addicts, a lot of them are taking cocaine, they bulk up using steroids and it puts a big strain on the heart. They are always under the stress of this performance. They don’t have a natural life; they are always hyped up and they are always trying to calm down.