periodic

/pˌɪɹiˈɑdɪk/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. happening or recurring at regular intervals
   “the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust”
2. recurring or reappearing from time to time
   “periodic feelings of anxiety”

Synonyms for periodic

• periodical
• cyclic
• oscillatory
• diurnal
• daily
• nightly
• weekly
• semiweekly
• hourly
• half-hourly
• fortnightly
• annual
• semiannual
• biennial
• triennial
• occasional
• sporadic

Antonyms of periodic

• aperiodic

Words that rhyme with periodic

• episodic
• melodic
• rhapsodic
• miladic
• modic
• rodick