Synonyms of episodic

episodic

adjective

ˌe-pə-ˈsä-dik 

variants also episodical

1

as in serial

appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly

the long novel was filmed for television as an episodic movie that was shown over the course of five evenings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• serial
• serialized
• periodical
• sequential
• successive
• recurrent
• periodic
• recurring
• regular

2

as in sporadic

lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence

malaria is characterized by episodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sporadic
• occasional
• intermittent
• sudden
• discontinuous
• erratic
• casual
• violent
• irregular
• unpredictable
• spasmodic
• spastic
• unsteady
• fitful
• aperiodic
• volatile
• spotty
• choppy
• catchy
• random
• fragmentary
• convulsive
• haphazard
• scattered
• interrupted
• aimless
• changeful
• changing
• arbitrary
• varying
• disconnected
• unstable
• uncertain
• desultory
• broken
• variable
• capricious
• mercurial
• stray
• mutable
• slapdash
• odd
• hit-and-miss
• inconstant
• unsettled
• fluctuating
• hit-or-miss
• fluid
• temperamental
• changeable
• fickle
• flickery
• wavering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuous
• periodic
• regular
• constant
• habitual
• steady
• uniform
• stable
• repeated
• stationary
• systematic
• even
• unchanging
• methodical
• equable
• orderly
• changeless
• unvarying
• unrelenting
• unremitting
• unwavering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of episodic

That includes 235 total applications across all categories, including 21 feature film applications and 24 permits for episodic television projects. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Succession, at both the executive and the board level, is not an episodic search to run when a seat opens. — Shawn Cole, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The guidelines include recommendations for less frequent, episodic migraines as well as chronic migraine, which is defined as headache on 15 or more days per month for over three months. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026

With its episodic structure, the it-narrative echoed the form of picaresque novels such as The History of Tom Jones (1749) and popular adventure fiction such as Robinson Crusoe (1719). — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026