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 Almost 100 agents spent about 50 hours solving an unforced version of the Euler equations’ regularity problem. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 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 The Silver Medallion has become one of the awards season’s more dependable leading indicators, its honorees surfacing in the Oscar race with striking regularity. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 Guests—defined loosely as anyone from a random hookup to Julia Fox to a surprisingly chill raccoon—drop by the house with regularity, creating a zippy blend of the mundane and the serendipitous. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regularity

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Noun

High-intensity interval training and long-duration intense cardio spike cortisol significantly, and doing them too often without recovery can keep the hormone elevated, but rest and frequency matter more than avoidance.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Further scrambling the frequencies are works by appropriation artists who remade Lichtenstein’s works into their own, including Sturtevant, Richard Pettibone, and Lawler.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of frequency

Noun

Soft neutral tones are lifted by a curved leather-and-wood headboard, striking blue wall art inspired by traditional Turkish textiles and elegant pendant lighting that gives the room warmth rather than hotel uniformity.

— Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
Wade knew that despite their apparent uniformity, oceans hide many distinct habitats that differ in temperature, currents, ultraviolet light, chemistry, and oxygen.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 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

This might be fine for a night or two to diagnose a sleep disorder, but gathering enough data on enough people to sift out long-term statistical correlations just isn’t feasible.

— Mike McRae September 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Once the 10-year yield moves above 5%, the relationship between stocks and bonds changes, Sharma said, pointing to historical data showing that the equity-bond correlation becomes positive.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Sep. 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

Let agents manage preparation, monitoring, first drafts and coordination, and reserve for yourself the work a model cannot touch.

— Lital Marom, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
These often work in coordination with flying drones such as Russian Geran drones that provide aerial reconnaissance and can boost communication between drone operators and drone boats, Sutton explained.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of coordination

Noun

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly one child in 150 had an autism diagnosis in 2000, but as of 2022, the CDC reported a prevalence of one child in 31 among 8-year-olds.

— Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Reports are most concentrated in the South, Midwest and Northeast regions, per the ONDCP, with the greatest prevalence in Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of prevalence

Noun

Manai-Platt said Ahlem’s sales divide almost evenly between men and women, optical and sun, and acetate and metal — an unusual equilibrium in a category where brands often become tethered to one recognizable fabrication, silhouette or customer.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
And yet, this year, many observers have noted that the equilibrium feels off.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

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