All periodic synonyms
pe·ri·od·ic
P p adj periodic
- day by day — gradually or progressively; daily
- here and there — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
- diurnal — of or relating to a day or each day; daily.
- cyclic — Cyclic means the same as cyclical.
- intermittent — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
- cyclical — A cyclical process is one in which a series of events happens again and again in the same order.
- day to day — occurring each day; daily: day-to-day chores; day-to-day worries.
- frequent — happening or occurring at short intervals: to make frequent trips to Tokyo.
- day-to-day — Day-to-day things or activities exist or happen every day as part of ordinary life.
- in order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- fitful — coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly.
- in good time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- convulsive — A convulsive movement or action is sudden and cannot be controlled.
- herky-jerky — progressing in a fitfully jerky or irregular manner: a herky-jerky home movie shown on an old projector.
- daily — If something happens daily, it happens every day.
- circadian — of or relating to biological processes that occur regularly at about 24-hour intervals, even in the absence of periodicity in the environment
- punctual — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- fits and starts — (Idiomatic) Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions.
- conscionable — acceptable to one's conscience
- like clockwork — the mechanism of a clock.
- regular — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
adjective periodic
- intervallic — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- monthly — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
- iterant — characterized by repetition; repeating.
- workaday — of or befitting working days; characteristic of a workday and its occupations.
- episodic — Containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events.
- isochronal — equal or uniform in time.
- isochronous — isochronal.
- odd — differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice.
- epochal — Forming or characterizing an epoch; epoch-making.