REGULARITY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

regularity

noun

Definition of regularity

as in frequency

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as in uniformity

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Recent Examples of regularity Based on my experience with large-scale technology projects and complex enterprise settings, a disconnect is growing between the pace of technological advancement and the regularity of governance evaluations. — Ramachander Rao Thallada, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Today it is shown with regularity in religious schools, and has a fervent following among theater kids. — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 Teams in their sixth year of operation aren’t supposed to win with great regularity — especially not three of the past six crown-jewel races — or become perennial championship contenders. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Crews were judged on precision and consistency rather than outright speed, with the overall classification determined by performance across time controls, passage checks, average speed trials, and regularity trials. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regularity

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Noun

Scientists are beginning to treat gravity almost like a drug, varying its strength, duration, and frequency on the human body to learn what dose might keep astronauts healthy and whether the same stimulus could help rehabilitate patients on Earth.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Governance and guardrails defining consent, privacy and frequency are critical when brands enter consumers’ personal mobile space.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of frequency

Noun

The same phenomenon applies to minimalist interiors in independent coffee shops, all-neutral home decorating schemes and the uniformity of facial features and bodies on screen.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
RRaytron Microelectronics+1 Dedicated processing is important because infrared detector data can be affected by issues including temperature drift and non-uniformity.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of uniformity

Noun

The relative constancy of fat cell numbers combined with their ability to change size and function has implications for the evolutionarily unusual state of being obese.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
This transition represents a strong, continuing trajectory of comfort, longevity, and constancy.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of constancy

Noun

And, sure there’s a difference between causal and correlation.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
While correlation can never be confused with causation, major wealth creation events have historically been accompanied by significant increases in philanthropic activity.

— Joe Crome, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of correlation

Noun

Due to the seriousness and chronicity of diabetes, scientists have launched an extensive and ongoing investigation into the potential role of supplements, like omega-3 fatty acids, in both preventing diabetes and serving as an adjunct to traditional diabetes medications.

— Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2026
My father’s diseases aren’t just marked by chronicity but also unpredictability.

— Sabrina Qiao, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2021

Definition of chronicity

Noun

These behaviors reflected not only algorithmic performance but also the coordination of the robot body, actuator modules and motion-control system.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
The Bottom Line If governance, knowledge, ethical maturity and institutional coordination advance alongside technical intelligence, AI can remain a powerful instrument of human progress.

— Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of coordination

Noun

But these trends of a shift from vaping to smoking as a cessation tool are less about changes in smoking prevalence, and more about a public health messaging failure that could have lasting consequences, experts warn.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
The prevalence of water-bearing minerals in the Bennu sample also suggests that water-ice that sublimated into vapor just inside the snow line was also part of the material that was transported into the region where Bennu and its cousins were built.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of prevalence

Noun

In the close quarters of the boat, the family’s fragile equilibrium, long organised around his volatility, begins to crack.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
The warm gravy seeped into the buttermilk biscuit pieces just enough to create a divine equilibrium between damp and drenched.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

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