SEASONAL Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

seasonal

adjective

Definition of seasonal

as in rhythmic

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Recent Examples of seasonal Its move past bohemian into bombers, blazers, trenches and zip-ups signals a category shift, not a seasonal moment, and the chocolate-brown palette flagged by Yahoo Shopping is neutral enough to carry into spring. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 The duck, brushed with a colatura (an Italian fish sauce) glaze, is served with vegetables and seasonal fruit and has already become a fan favorite. — Sonia Garza, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026 Largely due to the company’s theme parks and resorts businesses, 16% of workers are part-time and another 8% are seasonal employees. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Segura creates seasonal pieces intended to move from dancing to a party or cocktail setting. — Michelle Edgar, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seasonal

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Adjective

Haring, whose artwork is characterized by bold outlines and rhythmic figures punctuated by playful wit, has become synonymous with the 1980s New York downtown art scene.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
At first, people used drum machines as metronomes — to keep a drummer from speeding up or slowing down and to keep everyone on the same rhythmic wavelength.

— Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of rhythmic

Adjective

Pumping gas in and out of a seismic fault line sounds like a recipe for earthquakes, but cyclic testing over a 10-year period showed the exact opposite effect.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Of course, the prospect of further tightening campaign with the Federal Reserve could throw a dampener on the most cyclical sectors of the market.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of cyclic

Adjective

But Resurrection is a return to form, as our genial serial killer relocates to New York after his now-adult son starts his own murder spree.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
In the series, ten years after her father—the infamous serial killer Gabriel Thorn—was caught, 17-year-old Ryan Shipley is back in her childhood hometown of Starling, Tennessee, trying to lay low.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of serial

Adjective

Research from the Baylor University study shows that mid-morning breaks are the most effective at replenishing energy, concentration, and motivation, followed by periodic ones as needed.

— Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2026
El Niño breaks into record territory El Niño is a periodic warming of the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean along the equator that influences weather patterns around the globe.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of periodic

Adjective

The Johnsons’ appeal for help has since been taken to an alternate fundraising site, GiveSendGo.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
Those dates are alternate beach closure dates for Boca Chica Beach, which is a beach near Starbase, and a good indicator of when SpaceX plans to fly.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of alternate

Adjective

Security training Current TSA regulations require recurrent security training for flight crew and cabin crew members, which includes self-defense training and exercises on how to handle a hijacking.

— Jeff Price, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
The second, given by Stille, enlisted a recurrent theme in Eco’s fiction — how falsehood often trumps truth — to discuss the crisis of liberal democracy and its institutions.

— Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of recurrent

Adjective

Those talks collapsed and the two sides have continued to trade intermittent attacks.

— Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
While Linton has not been diagnosed with an underlying seizure disorder, such as epilepsy, defense attorney Jovan Blacknell said Linton suffered intermittent seizures during her life, including at the time of the wreck.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of intermittent

Adjective

The show puts celebrities through a continual barrage of physical tasks and challenges, and, by the end of the fifth-season premiere, Glanville withdrew for medical reasons.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
As the trough passes, winds out of the west will be a continual feature.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of continual

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