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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There is also optimism that El-Sayed's populist message can attract infrequent and new voters, especially young people.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Studies across the tree of life are finding that genome duplication isn’t exactly an infrequent occurrence.

— Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of infrequent

Adjective

Church bells, owl hoots and sprinklers keeping the grass hydrated during this dry spell fill the space between the occasional motor trudging along a main road devoid of commotion.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Alongside producing glassware and private commissions, the studio hosts occasional workshops in glass engraving and open houses.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of occasional

Adjective

Only 26% of experts said that intermittent fasting was effective for healthy aging.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
With intermittent rain in the forecast over the next week, some sessions could be rescheduled or delayed for hours, corralling fans and shortening the time players have to recover for their next round.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 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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