Synonyms of discontinuous

discontinuous

adjective

ˌdis-kən-ˈtin-yə-wəs 

as in sporadic

lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence

the novel captures the discontinuous nature of a soldier's life: long stretches of boredom interrupted by flashes of action

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sporadic
• intermittent
• occasional
• sudden
• irregular
• erratic
• unpredictable
• violent
• unsteady
• episodic
• aperiodic
• casual
• spastic
• spasmodic
• fitful
• volatile
• choppy
• spotty
• random
• fragmentary
• catchy
• scattered
• convulsive
• interrupted
• haphazard
• changeful
• changing
• varying
• disconnected
• broken
• arbitrary
• unstable
• aimless
• uncertain
• variable
• odd
• stray
• mutable
• desultory
• inconstant
• capricious
• fluctuating
• unsettled
• changeable
• fluid
• mercurial
• slapdash
• hit-or-miss
• temperamental
• hit-and-miss
• fickle
• wavering
• flickery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuous
• constant
• periodic
• regular
• steady
• uniform
• habitual
• stable
• stationary
• repeated
• even
• systematic
• unchanging
• changeless
• orderly
• equable
• methodical
• unvarying
• unrelenting
• unremitting
• unwavering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of discontinuous

Each take has this in and out that sounds discontinuous. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025

When reinforced with discontinuous fibers, vitrimers, a class of plastic, can be reshaped repeatedly, crushed, and molded into new forms many times without their chemical structure degrading. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2025

Increased spotting potential east of the PCT exists, however, these spots have low potential for spread due to sparse, discontinuous vegetation or they can be accessed and suppressed by firefighting resources. — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025

But the fact that Flights is a novel seems somehow more true-to-life in the way that our lives, yours and mine, are discontinuous, fragmented, full of returns and departures, progress and regression. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2024