CHRONICITY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

chronicity

noun

Definition of chronicity

as in prevalence

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Recent Examples of chronicity Due to the seriousness and chronicity of diabetes, scientists have launched an extensive and ongoing investigation into the potential role of supplements, like omega-3 fatty acids, in both preventing diabetes and serving as an adjunct to traditional diabetes medications. — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2026 My father’s diseases aren’t just marked by chronicity but also unpredictability. — Sabrina Qiao, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2021

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Noun

Despite its prevalence and severity, researchers have struggled to get resources.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Kreutzer was inspired to write Gentle Monster after reading an article about the undetected prevalence of predators, working on it in the immediate aftermath of that scandal.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of prevalence

Noun

The researchers see the result as an early step toward using altermagnets in spin-transport technologies, including future memory and high-frequency electronics.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme heat in Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, straining power grids, sapping water supplies and curbing farm output.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of frequency

Noun

Even simple equipment failed with slapstick regularity, six workers said.

— Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
In Washington, the National Guard has settled into what is becoming a lengthy deployment, even as the troops carrying out the mission rotate with relative regularity.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of regularity

Noun

This transition represents a strong, continuing trajectory of comfort, longevity, and constancy.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
Reid’s constancy is one of the gifts that has led him to the pinnacle of the NFL as the fourth-winningest coach in league history.

— Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of constancy

Noun

Studies show that the disease occurs in up to three per cent of pregnancies, though the real incidence may be higher, according to the Hyperemesis Education and Research Foundation (HER).

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Such hotspot maps could become a useful source of information for the public to help determine their risk for Lyme disease, and also provide deeper insight into where ticks move and how that affects the incidence of Lyme.

— Alice Park, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

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