Synonyms of occasionally

occasionally

adverb

ə-ˈkā-zh(ə-)nə-lē 

as in sometimes

on some occasions

we occasionally stop for ice cream on the way home

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of occasionally

Scientific instruments occasionally glitch and break down in the extreme cold, and so do human bodies. —Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025

My proclivity to shop is surprising to no one, least of all me, but what was surprising was that I had been influenced by a TV show that is, on its face, about the sweaty, masculine, occasionally gaudy world of professional basketball. —Sam Reed, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025

It is believed that gravitational interactions with other stars and giant molecular clouds are responsible for occasionally knocking knocking icy bodies out of the Oort Cloud and sending them towards the sun. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025

The pope occasionally uses a walker or wheelchair at public appearances. —Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025