NONCE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

nonce

adjective

Definition of nonce

as in infrequent

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Recent Examples of nonce After using a brute-force attack methodology, which allowed the entire search space to be covered in about an hour, Aryal discovered that, for some users at least, the nonce code would be displayed right there on the notification itself. — Davey Winder, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024

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Spider Plant Another hard-to-kill houseplant is the ubiquitous spider plant, which can handle both low light and infrequent watering thanks to its fleshy white roots that store water.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 Oct. 2026
But these infrequent episodes ultimately didn’t sway my stance.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of infrequent

Adjective

The New Braunfels, Texas, resident kept a frenetic touring schedule, headlining major Texas venues and mid-sized dance halls around the country, with occasional arena or amphitheater stops opening for Koe Wetzel thrown in.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026
That could make removing space junk a routine service rather than an occasional experiment.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of occasional

Adjective

People went through the admission and security checkpoints without issues, and the event’s early evening acts enjoyed mostly dry stages with light, intermittent rain.

— Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Ohtani has been playing with a bad knee and biceps for three months, and the Dodgers already have tried intermittent rest.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of intermittent

Adjective

But there’s another inconstant element on Flagler that neither the city nor its agencies have any control over.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Each one grew up in a home that required her to curry favor with volatile and inconstant parents—a menacing father figure, a recessive and enabling mother—and each found a fragile safety in her caretakers’ occasional good will.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026

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