FREQUENT Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈfrē-kwənt

Definition of frequent

as in regular

appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time our local multiplex usually has frequent showings of blockbusters, with starting times about every half hour

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as in usual

often observed or encountered finches are frequent sights in this part of the country

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frequent

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verb

frē-ˈkwent

as in to haunt

to go to or spend time in often like their counterparts elsewhere, the town's teenagers like to frequent the local malls

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Recent Examples of frequent

Adjective

Rodriguez says the diversion of Medicaid settlement money through the Hope Florida Foundation to GOP political committees controlled by Uthmeier was wrong and merits frequent mention. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 These documents can contain booking reference numbers, frequent flyer details or barcodes that expose information about your trip. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Verb

Farther along, there’s an old cemetery next to a white steeple church filled with tombstones dating to colonial times that officials say a young Addams frequented. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 The country represents Berluti’s biggest market, and — unlike many other luxury stores that are increasingly frequented by tourists queueing outside — Berluti’s clients in Japan are, according to Mansvelt, 90% local. — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frequent

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequent

Adjective

And after a few key results on Saturday, there’s some clarity behind Miami in the conference standings with five weeks left in the regular season.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Market and restaurant regular Heather Anderson and her wife were contributors.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of regular

Adjective

Breakfast is à la carte, with all the usual suspects, including shakshuka and avocado toast, and silver pots filled with high-octane coffee.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
So, the high-scoring Lakers just had to play to their usual effort.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of usual

Verb

And the party’s inability to come together during the final week of the election is likely to haunt it well into the 2028 primary.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Before it was demolished in the early 1800s, his crumbling mansion was said to be haunted by ghosts and strange occurrences.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of haunt

Adjective

The men and women, both of whom split their home games between Hartford and M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion on campus, have staged periodic doubleheaders in the years since, when schedules intersected.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
The ranch offers periodic whole- and half-animal shares, and also has an on-site store at 1605 Cook Rd.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of periodic

Adjective

On the title track Chen reaches for the psaltery (a kind of zither without frets), creating a meandering, medieval atmosphere whose ubiquitous electronic background buzz foreshadows the biting screams and blistering bass to come.

— James Gui, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
No, this isn’t another ubiquitous website platform where bids for cars of unknown origin (and at times questionable quality) are seemingly submitted into the ether, and each party hopes for the best.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of ubiquitous

Verb

Under the ordinance, all healthcare facilities will be required to allow the partners of a patient to visit, as will jails in the city’s jurisdiction.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
The president and vice president each visited the state twice this election season.

— Grace Hills, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of visit

Adjective

This includes such behaviors as repeated propositioning, coercive pressure, unwanted touching and physical violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Wet grass itself is generally not fragile, but repeated walking, playing, or mowing on it causes damage.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of repeated

Adjective

That capability expanded to agriculture and meteorological purposes, eventually making Earth observation one of the most common reasons satellites and space stations are deployed into orbit today.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Other common violations include washing cars at home, filling pools and power washing, which are all disallowed.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

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