DAILY Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈdā-lē

Definition of daily

as in continuous

occurring, done, produced, or appearing every day they made their daily stop at the coffee shop after work to relax before dinner

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daily

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noun

British

as in servant

a person hired to perform household or personal services hired a daily to come in each morning to cook and clean

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Adjective

For the past two decades, since I’d endured a painful divorce, the New York Times daily puzzle has been my source of comfort. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 Pick up a spacious tote that fits your laptop, water bottle, and daily essentials. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

Noun

Traffic remains far below prewar levels, when more than 100 vessels transited Hormuz daily. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 June 2026 Approximately $232,000 Conjuring the glamour of Hollywood’s golden age, convertibles lend even the most mundane daily driving a cinematic charge, and few do so more persuasively than the storied Mercedes SL. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for daily

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Adjective

Electronic logging devices, which have been mandatory in most commercial vehicles since 2017, capture continuous records of driver hours and location that are often the most important evidence in a serious truck case.

— Karen Koehler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
For example, telecommunication companies are elevating equipment above flood lines and equipping cell sites with backup batteries to ensure continuous operation during and after major storms.

— Sylvain Johansson, Fortune, 7 July 2026

Definition of continuous

Noun

The film also features Odysseus’ servant Eumaeus (John Leguizamo) and Jon Bernthal as Menelaus, the Greek king of Sparta.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Lawyers are, in his formulation, both loyal servants of their clients and public citizens with special responsibility for the quality of justice.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of servant

Adjective

Wolfe said some people have recurrent symptoms, after the body tries and fails to fully fight off the illness.

— Eva Flowe July 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
Other essential qualities include a substantial heft, range, and engagement with the United States’s history, especially the recurrent issues of racial injustice, religious enthusiasm, social conformity, and rampant capitalism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of recurrent

Noun

Toward the middle, chief housekeepers can earn between $4,000 and $7,000 monthly, while executive chefs can make $5,000 to $9,000.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 July 2026
The show centered on a single dad and former pro baseball player (Tony Danza) who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a powerful ad executive named Angela (Judith Light).

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of housekeeper

Adjective

Because devices are always within reach, kids' screen time habits are affecting their sleep and mood, which may impact their schoolwork and day-to-day behavior.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 28 June 2026
And for far too many Americans, those contradictions have become their day-to-day life.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026

Definition of day-to-day

Noun

Butlers, once portrayed as buttoned-up, silver tray-carrying domestics, now manage complex staff, technology, security and logistics across multiple properties.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 July 2026
His father was a steelworker and his mother a live-in domestic who saw Michals and his brother only on weekends.

— News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2026

Definition of domestic

Adjective

But the bridges won’t make it to that date without continual — and costly — interventions, according to the highway district, especially if traffic intensifies.

— Mark Dee July 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026
Both people and pets shed hair and dead skin cells on a continual basis.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

Definition of continual

Noun

Government must continuously look for ways to improve services while being responsible stewards of public resources.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
The stewards of the forest About 100 miles northwest of the Tahoe Basin, lower down in the foothills, survivors of the epic 2018 Camp fire that destroyed the town of Paradise have a very different relationship with forest stewards.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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