as in rarely
not often
their grandparents were disappointed that they visited so infrequently
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of infrequently
Unfortunately, movies like Real Women Have Curves come around very infrequently and rarely, and maybe that's part of the problem.
—
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
But with expensive and large electronics purchases happening infrequently for most households, many tech companies are increasingly relying on ads for recurring revenue.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Repurpose infrequently used or raggedy-but-serviceable containers to bring order to that junk drawer.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Sweep guest rooms, guest bathrooms, formal entertaining spaces, and other parts of the home that are used infrequently at least once a month.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Although Sheamus re-signed with WWE on a five-year deal in 2025, he’s been used only infrequently on Raw and SmackDown in recent years.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The researchers flagged that 70 percent of clinics given smart stethoscopes in the study stopped using them, or used them infrequently, after 12 months.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Water deeply and infrequently instead of giving your hostas little bursts of moisture.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
But with expensive and large electronics purchases happening infrequently for most households, many tech companies are increasingly relying on ads for recurring revenue.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Repurpose infrequently used or raggedy-but-serviceable containers to bring order to that junk drawer.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Sweep guest rooms, guest bathrooms, formal entertaining spaces, and other parts of the home that are used infrequently at least once a month.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Although Sheamus re-signed with WWE on a five-year deal in 2025, he’s been used only infrequently on Raw and SmackDown in recent years.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The researchers flagged that 70 percent of clinics given smart stethoscopes in the study stopped using them, or used them infrequently, after 12 months.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Water deeply and infrequently instead of giving your hostas little bursts of moisture.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infrequently
Adverb
-
As a defender in the English Premier League for 12 years, Higginbotham rarely had to fly.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
-
But pay decisions are rarely black-and-white.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
-
Lanthimos’s gaze, so exactingly attuned to human ugliness, has seldom given us lovelier things to look at.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
-
Because Washington’s Zach Ertz has played his entire career in the NFC (previously with the Eagles, Cardinals and Lions) and the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce competes in the AFC, their teams have seldom met.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Infrequently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrequently. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share