Synonyms of intermittent

intermittent

adjective

ˌin-tər-ˈmi-tᵊnt 

1

as in recurrent

occurring or appearing at intervals

intermittent showers had me opening and closing my umbrella all day long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recurrent
• recurring
• periodic
• continual
• periodical
• seasonal
• on-and-off
• occasional
• sporadic
• cyclic
• serial
• rhythmic
• alternate
• alternating
• spasmodic
• spotty
• erratic
• fitful
• irregular
• unsteady
• aperiodic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuous
• constant
• incessant
• unceasing
• eternal
• perpetual
• everlasting
• interminable

2

as in sporadic

lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence

the breadwinner's intermittent employment put the family in a difficult position financially

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intermittent

In 2022, residents raised nearly $100,000 to purchase a pump and cistern to remedy intermittent water service problems. — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

None of this means intermittent fasting is a cure for ongoing pain and anxiety, of course. — Mike McRae 25, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026

Television released one more album in the Nineties and played intermittent reunions over the following decades, but officially dissolved in 2023 following the death of frontman Tom Verlaine. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026

Genuine hallucinations are also more consistent than intermittent, but Clancy only reported hearing the voice for about 18 to 20 minutes, Heilbrun testified. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026