regular

regular

adjective

Definition of REGULAR

1

appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time <what with one or another of our pets having problems, we've been regular visitors at the animal hospital>

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

following a set method, arrangement, or pattern <he's followed a regular schedule for almost 20 years: up by 5, in bed by 10>

Synonyms neat, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized

Related Words ordered, regularized, standardized, structured; accurate, clocklike, correct, exact, precise; detailed, specific

Near Antonyms chaotic, disordered, disorderly, shambolic [chiefly British], unordered

Antonyms disorganized, haphazard, hit-or-miss, immethodical, irregular, nonsystematic, patternless, planless, systemless, unsystematic

3

following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules <thought about having a nontraditional wedding but in the end went with a regular ceremony instead>

Synonyms ceremonial, ceremonious, conventional, orthodox, regular, routine

Related Words authorized, certified, official, sanctioned; accepted, correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly; formalistic, ritual, ritualistic; methodical (also methodic), orderly, systematic

Near Antonyms unauthorized, unofficial; graceless, improper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecorous, inept, infelicitous, unapt, unbecoming, unfit, unhappy, unseemly, unsuitable

Antonyms casual, freewheeling, informal, irregular, unceremonious, unconventional, unorthodox

4

having no exceptions or restrictions <your room is a regular sty, and you need to clean it before you can go to the movies>

Synonyms all-out, arrant, blank, blooming [chiefly British], bodacious [Southern & Midland], categorical (also categoric), clean, complete, consummate, cotton-picking, crashing, damn, damned, dead, deadly, definite, downright, dreadful, fair, flat, flat-out, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plumb, profound, pure, rank, regular, sheer, simple, stark, stone, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unconditional, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, very

Related Words authentic, classic, genuine, real, veritable; constant, endless, eternal, perpetual, undying, unremitting; extreme, unrestricted; confirmed, habitual, hopeless, inveterate; extraordinary, frightful, horrible, huge, main, superlative, supreme, surpassing, terrible, terrific

Near Antonyms doubtful, dubious, equivocal, qualified, questionable, restricted, uncertain

5

having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind <tantrums aren't his regular behavior> <was just a regular guy who preferred hanging out with friends>

Synonyms archetypal (also archetypical), average, characteristic, normal, regular, representative, standard, true

Related Words common, commonplace, conventional, customary, everyday, ordinary, usual, wonted, workaday; classic, textbook, vintage; expected, familiar, habitual, predictable, routine, unexceptional, unremarkable; predominant, preponderant

Near Antonyms uncommon, unconventional, uncustomary, unusual, unwonted; distinctive, especial, exceptional, extraordinary, infrequent, noteworthy, rare, remarkable, singular, special, unexpected, unfamiliar, unique, unpredictable; eccentric, idiosyncratic, nonconformist, peculiar, unknown, unorthodox; curious, erratic, funky, funny, odd, oddball, offbeat, outlandish, quirky, screwy, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out; bizarre, fantastic (also fantastical), far-out, freak, freakish, kooky (also kookie), out-of-the-way, outrageous, outré, rare, singular, unnatural, weird, wild

Antonyms aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, deviant, irregular, nonrepresentative, nontypical, untypical