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

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly one child in 150 had an autism diagnosis in 2000, but as of 2022, the CDC reported a prevalence of one child in 31 among 8-year-olds.

— Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Reports are most concentrated in the South, Midwest and Northeast regions, per the ONDCP, with the greatest prevalence in Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of prevalence

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Finance leaders can approach the issue differently by starting with loss severity, frequency, liquidity, capital availability and risk tolerance.

— Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
What is the physics—the velocity, frequency, mass, volume—the force of absence?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of frequency

Noun

Teams in their sixth year of operation aren’t supposed to win with great regularity — especially not three of the past six crown-jewel races — or become perennial championship contenders.

— Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Almost 100 agents spent about 50 hours solving an unforced version of the Euler equations’ regularity problem.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of regularity

Noun

The relative constancy of fat cell numbers combined with their ability to change size and function has implications for the evolutionarily unusual state of being obese.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
This transition represents a strong, continuing trajectory of comfort, longevity, and constancy.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of constancy

Noun

The incidence of colorectal cancer in particular has increased among younger people in recent years, other studies have found.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Returns, however, can be negative in a year when there is a much higher than average incidence of catastrophes and insurance claims have to be paid out.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

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