Related Words for on and off

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off and on
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Phrase, Adverb
now and again
//x/
Phrase, Adverb
now and then
///
Phrase, Adverb
once in a while
/xx/
Phrase, Adverb
intermittently
xx/xx
Adverb
every so often
/xx//x
Phrase, Adverb
here and there
///
Phrase, Adverb
occasionally
x/xxx
Adverb
by turns
//
Phrase, Adverb
periodically
xx/xxx
Adverb
sporadically
x/xx
Adverb
frequently
/xx
Adverb
all the while
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
inconsistently
xx/xx
Adverb
on and on
///
Phrase, Adverb
fitfully
/xx
Adverb
time and again
//x/
Phrase, Adverb
sometimes
x/
Adverb
over and over again
/x//xx/
Phrase, Adverb
infrequently
x/xx
Adverb
up and down
///
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
unfrequently
x/xx
Adverb
situationally
xx/xxx
Adverb
uncommonly
x/xx
Adjective
anon
xx
Noun
awhile
x/
Adverb
oftentimes
/xx
Noun
recurrently
x/xx
Adverb
transiently
/xxx
Adverb
hourly
/x
Adjective
piecewise
/x
Noun
seldom
/x
Adverb
momentarily
xx/xx
Adverb
erratically
x/xx
Adverb
cyclically
/xx
Adverb
incessantly
x/xx
Adverb
sort of
//
Phrase, Adverb
kind of
//
Phrase, Noun
once and again
//x/
Phrase, Adverb
about
x/
Adverb, Adjective
always
/x
Adverb
whiles
/
Noun
usually
/xxx
Adverb
all the time
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
every time
/xx/
Phrase, Adverb
more often than not
//x//
Phrase, Adverb
for the time being
/x//x
Phrase, Adverb
in one go
x//
Phrase, Adverb
temporarily
xx/xx
Adverb
over and over
/x//x
Phrase, Adverb
on the fly
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
offhand
//
Noun
repetitively
x/xxx
Adverb
manifold
/xx
Noun
meantime
/x
Noun
all over
//x
Phrase, Adverb
off the grid
/x/
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
continually
x/xxx
Adverb
briefly
/x
Adverb
randomly
/xx
Adverb
insistently
x/xx
Adverb
indefinitely
x/xxx
Adverb
indistinctly
xx/x
Adverb
often
/x
Adverb
temporally
/xxx
Adverb
abducted
x/x
Adjective
against
x/
Adjective
along
x/
Adverb
apart
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ascent
x/
Noun
aside
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
askew
x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
before
x/
Adverb
beside
x/
Adverb
beyond
x/
Adverb, Noun
break
/
Verb, Noun
breakout
/x
Noun, Adjective
broad
/
Adjective, Noun
bumpy
/x
Adjective
busiest
/xx
Adjective
cancel
/x
Verb, Noun
coasts
/
Noun
colder
/x
Adjective, Noun
cooler
/x
Noun
coward
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cutoff
/x
Noun, Adjective
dampened
/x
Verb, Adjective
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
deactivate
x/xx
Verb
deduction
x/x
Noun
defuse
x/
Verb
departure
x/x
Noun
deselect
xx/
Verb
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
dip
/
Noun, Verb
disable
x/x
Verb, Adjective
disconnect
xx/
Noun, Verb
disconnection
xx/x
Noun
discount
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
disengagement
xx/x
Noun
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
driest
/x
Adjective, Noun
drop
/
Noun, Verb
elevated
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
elsewhere
/x
Adverb, Noun
everything
/xx
Noun
excluding
x/x
Verb
exterior
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
external
x/x
Adjective, Noun
extinct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
extinction
x/x
Noun
extinguished
x/x
Adjective
fall
/
Verb, Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fermentation
xx/x
Noun
fixed
/
Adjective
for
/
Noun
forth
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
freeze
/
Noun, Verb
from
/
Verb
gone
/
Adjective
her
x
Noun
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
idle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
inactivate
x/xx
Verb
inactive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
inoperative
x/xxx
Adjective
judgement
/x
Noun
judgment
/x
Noun
jump
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
large
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
latter
/x
Adjective
leave
/
Verb, Noun
less
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
liminal
/xx
Adjective
lopsided
//x
Adjective
lost
/
Adjective
muffled
/x
Adjective
mute
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
not
/
Adverb, Noun
off duty
//x
Phrase
offline
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
offs
/
Noun
offshore
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
oft
/
Adverb, Noun
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
opponent
x/x
Noun, Adjective
opposite
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outdoor
/x
Adjective, Verb
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
particular
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
passing
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
peak
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pick
/
Verb, Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
quiescent
x/x
Adjective
remotely
x/x
Adverb
remove
x/
Verb, Noun
reset
x/
Verb, Noun
rest
/
Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
save
/
Verb, Noun
seaward
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
short
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
shutdown
/x
Noun
sleep
/
Noun, Verb
sluggish
/x
Adjective
sour
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
spoiled
/
Adjective
stabilize
/xx
Verb
starting
/x
Noun
stationary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
stop
/
Verb, Noun
termination
xx/x
Noun
through
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
tumble
/x
Verb, Noun
turn
/
Verb, Noun
uncheck
x/
Verb
underperforming
/xxxx
Adjective
unsatisfactory
xxx/xx
Adjective
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
versus
/x
Verb
warmer
/x
Noun
wet
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
wide
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
with
/
Adverb, Noun
without
x/
Adverb