SEASONAL Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

seasonal

adjective

Definition of seasonal

as in rhythmic

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Recent Examples of seasonal The craft pasta house offers a four-course prix fixe featuring fresh pasta and seasonal produce, with a la carte dining at the bar and on the patio. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026 Those activities include a community altar display, face painting, educational exhibits and seasonal treats like Pan de Muerto and hot chocolate, according to the release. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 As temperatures continue to cool, rainy days that developed midweek are expected to become the seasonal normal, according to previous Sacramento Bee reporting. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Warnock calls for more election funding Administrators said additional federal funding could help hire seasonal workers, upgrade equipment, improve polling-place accessibility and strengthen emergency preparations. — CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seasonal

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Adjective

Piezoelectric generators are particularly attractive for implants because the body is constantly moving, from the expansion and contraction of the lungs to the rhythmic beating of the heart.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Shifting between precision and improvisation, each rhythmic mark registers its own time signature.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of rhythmic

Adjective

Still, Converse’s sales hemorrhage raises fair questions about whether this is more than a cyclical decline.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
There are many variations of silicones, but the two important categories used in beauty products are linear (like dimethicone) and cyclic (like cyclomethicone and cyclosiloxanes).

— Tracy Middleton, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of cyclic

Adjective

Rather than being appalled, Meisner was impressed, and McQueen became a serial student, studying with Uta Hagen and Lee Strasberg and building his resume in summer stock and television.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
But some traits associated with extreme psychopathy, including the ability to engage in violent behavior with little remorse or guilt, are typically found among serial killers.

— David DeMatteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of serial

Adjective

Before the recent barn owl sightings, Williams and her husband heard periodic screeching noises outside going back to early September.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Screeching was heard by residents Before the recent barn owl sightings, Williams and her husband heard periodic screeching noises outside going back to early September.

— Joseph B. Frederick, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of periodic

Adjective

The alternate versions certainly add extra bite, and a few outtakes could have made it to the main tracklist.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
While drivers are being urged to use alternate routes, some lanes on the Interstate 280 extension will be closed for road work.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of alternate

Adjective

But the 2026 study found that only 15% of women diagnosed with recurrent UTIs showed evidence of problems limited to the bladder or urinary tract.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
What’s happening A 2026 study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine reviewed the medical records of 253 women diagnosed with recurrent UTIs.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of recurrent

Adjective

People went through the admission and security checkpoints without issues, and the event’s early evening acts enjoyed mostly dry stages with light, intermittent rain.

— Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Ohtani has been playing with a bad knee and biceps for three months, and the Dodgers already have tried intermittent rest.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of intermittent

Adjective

Tech's long history of structural outperformance, driven by continual reinvention and disruptive innovation, supports the former.

— Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
The two characters in the novel are very different personalities despite their continual orbit of each other.

— Sky Davis, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of continual

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