frequent

frequent

adjective

Definition of FREQUENT

1

appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time <our local multiplex usually has frequent showings of blockbusters, with starting times about every half hour>

Synonyms constant, frequent, habitual, periodic, periodical, repeated, steady

Related Words continual, intermittent, recurrent, recurring; cyclic (or cyclical); around-the-clock, hourly, round-the-clock, 24-7 (or 24/7); chronic, confirmed, inveterate; expected, usual

Near Antonyms episodic (also episodical), occasional; unexpected, unusual

Antonyms inconstant, infrequent, irregular

2

often observed or encountered <finches are frequent sights in this part of the country>

Synonyms common or garden [chiefly British], commonplace, everyday, familiar, frequent, garden-variety, household, ordinary, quotidian, routine, ubiquitous, usual

Related Words normal, regular, standard; de rigueur, mandatory, obligatory; general, universal; ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, incessant, unceasing; endemic, popular, prevailing, prevalent, rampant; perennial, recurrent, repeated

Near Antonyms aberrant, abnormal, irregular, unnatural; intermittent, occasional, sporadic

Antonyms extraordinary, infrequent, rare, seldom, uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual