Synonyms of irregularly

irregularly

adverb

as in randomly

without definite aim, direction, rule, or method

attended class only irregularly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• randomly
• erratically
• haphazardly
• at random
• casually
• aimlessly
• desultorily
• haphazard
• informally
• willy-nilly
• anyway
• arbitrarily
• hit or miss
• capriciously
• carelessly
• indiscriminately
• whimsically
• intermittently
• promiscuously
• unconsciously
• accidentally
• anyhow
• inadvertently
• unintentionally
• unpredictably
• fortuitously
• fitfully
• helter-skelter
• unwittingly
• anywise
• offhandedly
• offhand
• disconnectedly
• disjointedly
• spottily
• higgledy-piggledy
• topsy-turvy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• systematically
• carefully
• methodically
• formally
• orderly
• deliberately
• meticulously
• intentionally
• gingerly
• purposely
• purposefully
• punctiliously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of irregularly

Renderings show a brown building and a white building that are irregularly shaped and accented with colorful murals and awnings. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

The court struck down procedural barriers that prevented some people from seeking asylum, including those who entered South Africa irregularly, lacked asylum transit visas or missed reporting deadlines, the committee said. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

The unrest follows an unprecedented surge on July 30 and 31, when more than 72,000 migrants irregularly crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, one of the European Union’s two land borders with Africa. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Someone who gets hives or has gastrointestinal distress irregularly might not identify their dinner as the trigger of the symptoms, or might assume food poisoning. — Eva Flowe may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, meant that his heart was beating irregularly, which could lead to blood clots, stroke, or heart failure. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026

And since its stranding, the animal has reportedly been breathing irregularly and hardly moving. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026

Ehrmann says the problem isn’t just limited to tilt-and-turns but comes up in all kinds of architectural projects that have irregularly shaped windows. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 21 Apr. 2026

Continue stirring and splashing in water, aiming for where the flour has not yet clumped and shaking the bowl (or scraping down the sides) as needed to incorporate all the flour, until the mixture forms small, irregularly sized clumps, about rice- or pea-sized. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026