Synonyms of sometimes

sometimes

adverb

ˈsəm-ˌtīmz 

as in occasionally

on some occasions

sometimes I like to go skiing, and sometimes I prefer to stay inside where it's warm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occasionally
• now
• periodically
• from time to time
• at times
• on occasion
• sporadically
• now and then
• rarely
• every now and then
• once in a while
• here and there
• ever and anon
• seldom
• intermittently
• infrequently
• little
• irregularly
• variously
• off and on
• recurrently

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• often
• frequently
• usually
• much
• oftentimes
• commonly
• regularly
• hourly
• ordinarily
• always
• oft
• routinely
• invariably
• constantly
• consistently
• continually
• continuously
• ever
• incessantly
• perpetually
• unceasingly
• endlessly
• uninterruptedly
• continuingly
• interminably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sometimes

Typically on papal trips, the Italian national carrier ITA Airways brings the pope to his destination and that country’s national carrier brings him home, with ITA sometimes doing the round trip if the voyage is particularly long or to a place that doesn’t have the capacity. —ABC News, 12 June 2026

Patients who commit meaningfully to multiple lifestyle changes can sometimes drop their systolic blood pressure by 10 to 15 points. —Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 12 June 2026

Those fortunes can oscillate by tens of billions of dollars by the day, or sometimes a matter of hours. —Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 12 June 2026

For a sweet family show, Little House sure got heavy sometimes. —Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026