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regular
Synonyms and Antonyms of regular
1
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
episodic (also episodical), occasional
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following a set method, arrangement, or pattern
methodical (also methodic), neat, orderly, organized, systematic, systematized
chaotic, disordered, disorderly, shambolic [chiefly British], unordered
3
following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules
authorized, certified, official, sanctioned
accepted, correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly
formalistic, ritual, ritualistic
methodical (also methodic), orderly, systematic
4
having no exceptions or restrictions
absolute, all-out, arrant, blank, blooming [chiefly British], bodacious [Southern & Midland], categorical (also categoric), clean, complete, consummate, cotton-picking, crashing, damn, damned, dead, deadly, definite, downright, dreadful, fair, flat, flat-out, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plumb, profound, pure, rank, sheer, simple, stark, stone, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unconditional, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, very
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having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind
archetypal (also archetypical), average, characteristic, normal, representative, standard, true, typical
uncommon, unconventional, uncustomary, unusual, unwonted
distinctive, especial, exceptional, extraordinary, infrequent, noteworthy, rare, remarkable, singular, special, unexpected, unfamiliar, unique, unpredictable
eccentric, idiosyncratic, nonconformist, peculiar, unknown, unorthodox
curious, erratic, funky, funny, odd, oddball, offbeat, outlandish, quirky, screwy, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out
bizarre, fantastic (also fantastical), far-out, freak, freakish, kooky (also kookie), out-of-the-way, outrageous, outré, rare, singular, unnatural, weird, wild
Synonym Discussion of regular
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- the club's regular monthly meeting
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- normal behavior for a two-year-old
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- a typical small town
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- the natural love of a mother for her child
regular
Synonyms and Antonyms of regular
1
a person engaged in military service
carabineer (or carabinier), cavalier, cavalryman, cuirassier, dragoon
doughboy, footman, foot soldier, grunt, infantryman
jarhead [slang], marine, ranger
artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, mortarman, musketeer, rifleman
Confederate, Continental, Federal, GI, guardsman, militiaman, minuteman
counterguerrilla (also counterguerilla), guerrilla (or guerilla), irregular, paramilitary, partisan (also partizan)
conscript, draftee, enrollee, recruit
digger [chiefly Australian & New Zealand], gallowglass, gendarme
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someone who regularly spends time in a particular place
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