sporadic
adjectiveHow to pronounce sporadic:
Definition of sporadic:
- sporadic (adjective):
- recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances.
- occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
Synonyms for sporadic:
aperiodic
casual
choppy
discontinuous
episodic
episodical
erratic
fitful
infrequent
intermittent
irregular
noncontinuous
occasional
periodic
random
scattered
spasmodic
spastic
spotty
stray
sudden
unpredictable
unsteady
violent
volatile
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- splintery
- spinneret
- speedly
- spectation
- spectacles
- specious
- speakeasy
- soviet
- southerlies
- sorcery
- sopranos
- soprano
- sophrosyne
- sophomore
- soledad
- soldiers
- softener
- sodium
- socratic
- soberer
- snakelike
- smooth-spoken
- slenderized
- slaloming
- skyscrapers
- skyscraper
- skydiving
- skinniness
- sizzler
- sirenic
- sirena
- sinopie
- sinatra
- simplistic
- silvia
- siddhartha
- sialolith
- shrubbery
- shivering
- shikana
- shiitake
- sheridin
- sheridan
- shepherdess
- shenandoah
- shakira
- sfumato
- serviette
- serrated
- serials
- … more
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