EPISODIC Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

episodic

adjective

ˌe-pə-ˈsä-dik

variants also episodical

Definition of episodic

as in serial

appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly the long novel was filmed for television as an episodic movie that was shown over the course of five evenings

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as in sporadic

lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence malaria is characterized by episodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells

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Recent Examples of episodic Social creators can develop episodic content without rebuilding the same world from zero each time. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Runyararo Mapfumo and Ben Gregor serve as episodic directors. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Earlier menopause was associated with a faster rate of decline in overall thinking ability and episodic memory. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Aug. 2026 From Episodic Care To An 'Always-On' Experience One of the most important shifts Gen-Z is driving is the transition from episodic care to continuous care. — Mita Malhotra, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for episodic

Recent Examples of Synonyms for episodic

Adjective

Nearly a decade after a series of killings, the trial for the man prosecutors accuse of being the Indian Creek serial killer got underway Thursday morning in Jackson County Circuit Court in downtown Kansas City.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Why is Fredrick Demond Scott called the 'Indian Creek serial killer'?

— Ahmed Jawadi, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of serial

Adjective

While Cannes has been far more sporadic in its support of the form, and Berlin tends to offer quantity at the expense of quality, Venice has consistently brought the bangers — and the 2026 selection looks to be among its best yet.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
The clear-cutting of swaths of trees led to sporadic dust storms while, at night, the data center’s bright white lights can be seen from their homes and obscure the stars, according to the complaint.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of sporadic

Adjective

Noiser presents each story as a serialized listening experience in the podcast apps people already use every day.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Seen together, the trilogy charts both a personal coming-of-age and a generational coming-to-grips with aging that, even when compared against similar serialized documentary experiments like Michael Apted’s 7 Up installments, feels wholly unique.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of serialized

Adjective

Church bells, owl hoots and sprinklers keeping the grass hydrated during this dry spell fill the space between the occasional motor trudging along a main road devoid of commotion.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Alongside producing glassware and private commissions, the studio hosts occasional workshops in glass engraving and open houses.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of occasional

Adjective

With intermittent rain in the forecast over the next week, some sessions could be rescheduled or delayed for hours, corralling fans and shortening the time players have to recover for their next round.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
The project is designed to turn intermittent solar generation into a more dependable power source.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of intermittent

Adjective

And at the end of it all, a euphoric fan base, tipsy with its sudden reversal of fortune, belted out a 1976 Abba song in South Florida.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
The model is pulled in ten different directions by different internal product teams, resulting in an interface that suffers from sudden behavioral resets and an inability to smoothly execute complex, multi-turn human requests.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

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