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Synonyms & Antonyms of erratic
1
lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
- so far your effort to land a summer job has been very erratic
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- accidental,
- casual,
- chance,
- chancy,
- contingent,
- fluky
- (also flukey),
- fortuitous,
- inadvertent,
- incidental,
- lucky,
- unconsidered,
- unintended,
- unintentional,
- unplanned,
- unpremeditated
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- methodical
- (also methodic),
- nonrandom,
- orderly,
- organized,
- regular,
- systematic,
- systematized
2
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
- because of your erratic attendance at practice, you're in danger of being cut from the team
Synonyms for erratic
- aperiodic,
- casual,
- catchy,
- choppy,
- discontinuous,
- episodic
- (also episodical),
- fitful,
- intermittent,
- irregular,
- occasional,
- spasmodic,
- spastic,
- sporadic,
- spotty,
- unsteady
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3
not staying constant
- business at the fast-food restaurant has been so erratic lately that the manager never knows how much staff to have on hand
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4
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
- the animal's erratic behavior made her wonder if it was ill
Synonyms for erratic
- bizarre,
- bizarro,
- cranky,
- crazy,
- curious,
- eccentric,
- far-out,
- funky,
- funny,
- kinky,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- odd,
- off-kilter,
- off-the-wall,
- offbeat,
- out-of-the-way,
- outlandish,
- outré,
- peculiar,
- quaint,
- queer,
- queerish,
- quirky,
- remarkable,
- rum
- [chiefly British],
- screwy,
- spaced-out,
- strange,
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- way-out,
- weird,
- weirdo,
- wild
Words Related to erratic
- extraordinary,
- fantastic
- (also fantastical),
- freak,
- freakish,
- freaky,
- phantasmagoric
- (or phantasmagorical),
- phenomenal
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The first known use of erratic was in the 14th century
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