occasionally
[adverb]
Synonyms: sometimes, at times, from time to time, irregularly, now and again, once in a while, periodically

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Antonyms: constantly
Contrasted words: continually, continuously, frequently, commonly, customarily, habitually, often, hardly ever, rarely, scarcely, seldom, never
Related Idioms: every now and then, from time to time, once in a way, once in a while
Related Words: off and on, once or twice

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English Thesaurus: sometimes, occasionally, (every) now and then/again, every so often, at times, ...

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oc‧ca‧sion‧al‧ly S2 W3 /əˈkeɪʒənəli/ adverb
[Word Family: noun: occasion; adverb: occasionally; adjective: occasional]
sometimes, but not regularly and not often:
Occasionally Alice would look up from her books.
We only see each other very occasionally (=rarely).

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In everyday English, people often say once in a while rather than occasionally:
We still see her once in a while.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sometimes on some occasions but not always:
Sometimes, I wish I was still living in Tokyo.
He sometimes plays football with my brother.
occasionally (also on occasion written) used about something that only happens a few times. Occasionally is used when something happens more rarely than sometimes:
I prefer trousers but I do wear skirts occasionally.
Occasionally, operations have to be cancelled.
On occasion, prisoners were allowed visits from their families.
(every) now and then/again (also from time to time) sometimes but not often or regularly:
We still call each other every now and then.
Every now and again, an invention comes along which changes people's lives completely.
Even experienced doctors make mistakes from time to time.
every so often sometimes at fairly regular periods:
He looked up from his book every so often.
Every so often, a train whizzed past.
at times if something happens at times, it happens sometimes but is not what usually happens:
The job can be frustrating at times.
At times I've wondered whether I made the right decision in moving here.
(every) once in a while sometimes but very rarely:
We only see each other every once in a while.

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