Synonyms of occasionally

occasionally

adverb

ə-ˈkā-zh(ə-)nə-lē 

as in sometimes

on some occasions

we occasionally stop for ice cream on the way home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sometimes
• now
• from time to time
• at times
• once in a while
• every now and then
• on occasion
• now and then
• periodically
• every so often
• here and there
• ever and anon
• intermittently
• rarely
• every now and again
• sporadically
• infrequently
• seldom
• irregularly
• little
• recurrently
• variously
• off and on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• often
• frequently
• usually
• regularly
• much
• commonly
• oftentimes
• ordinarily
• hourly
• routinely
• oft
• always
• constantly
• invariably
• consistently
• ofttimes
• continually
• continuously
• incessantly
• perpetually
• ever
• unceasingly
• endlessly
• uninterruptedly
• continuingly
• interminably

Examples of occasionally in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Add chickpea pasta and cook for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. —Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2024

With the skyline ahead occasionally marred by black smoke from explosions, the road itself was surreally calm. —Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024

Freeze any leftover sorbet free-form and enjoy as a granita (scrape with a fork occasionally during freezing to keep it from becoming an icy block). —Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024

Most articles were innocuous, but some occasionally veered into sharp criticism of Democrats for funding aid to Ukraine instead of domestic priorities. —Kevin Collier, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024