occasional synonyms

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casual

accidental
adventitious
by chance
contingent
erratic
extemporaneous
extempore
fluky
fortuitous
impromptu
improvised

desultory

aimless
chance
chaotic
deviating
erratic
haphazard
orderless
rambling
unmethodical
unstable
unsystematic

especial

chief
distinguished
dominant
exclusive
express
extraordinary
individual
marked
notable
noteworthy
outstanding

exceptional

aberrant
abnormal
anomalous
atypical
deviant
distinct
extraordinary
inconsistent
infrequent
notable
noteworthy

exclusive

absolute
aloof
aristocratic
chic
choice
chosen
circumscribed
clannish
classy
cliquish
closed

few

exiguous
few and far between
imperceptible
inconsequential
inconsiderable
infrequent
insufficient
lean
less
meager
middling

incidental

accidental
accompanying
adventitious
ancillary
attendant
by-the-way
casual
chance
circumstantial
coincidental
concomitant

infrequent

exceptional
few
few and far between
isolated
limited
meager
occasional
odd
rare
scant
scanty

intermittent

alternate
arrested
broken
by bits and pieces
checked
cyclic
cyclical
discontinuing
discontinuous
epochal
every other

not habitual

casual
desultory
especial
exceptional
exclusive
few
incidental
infrequent
intermittent
odd
off and on

odd

accidental
casual
chance
contingent
different
fluky
fortuitous
fragmentary
incidental
irregular
occasional

off and on

alternately
at intervals
at times
every once in a while
every so often
fluctuating
from time to time
irregularly
now and then
occasionally
on occasion

particular

accurate
appropriate
blow-by-blow
circumstantial
clocklike
detailed
distinct
especial
express
full
individual

random

accidental
adventitious
aimless
arbitrary
casual
contingent
designless
desultory
driftless
fluky
fortuitous

rare

attenuate
attenuated
deficient
extraordinary
few
few and far between
flimsy
inconceivable
isolated
light
limited

scarce

at a premium
deficient
failing
few
few and far between
in short supply
limited
occasional
rare
scant
scanty

seldom

a few times
every now and then
from time to time
hardly
hardly ever
in a few cases
inhabitually
irregularly
little
not often
not very often

special

appropriate
best
certain
characteristic
chief
choice
defined
definite
designated
determinate
different

specific

bull's eye
categorical
characteristic
clean-cut
clear-cut
cut fine
dead on
definite
definitive
different
distinct

uncommon

aberrant
abnormal
anomalous
arcane
bizarre
curious
eccentric
egregious
exceptional
exotic
extraordinary

unfrequent

exiguous
few and far between
imperceptible
inconsequential
inconsiderable
infrequent
insufficient
lean
less
meager
middling

unusual

abnormal
amazing
astonishing
atypical
awe-inspiring
awesome
bizarre
conspicuous
curious
distinguished
eminent

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