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

By Thursday, some of those characteristics already were at play, even as small hail occasionally mixed with heavy rain. —Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025

Sprinkle cornstarch over beef and add water to pan; cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. —Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025

His ringmaster’s charisma, chameleonic voices, and occasionally viral socio-anarchist zingers work in concert with his encyclopedic knowledge of Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition to qualify him as arguably the greatest Dungeon Master alive. —Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025

Rambin ended up compiling 161 episodes as Lily Montgomery (and occasionally as her own older half-sister, Ava Benton), and accepted roles on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Grey's Anatomy while still appearing on the soap. —Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025