Antonyms for epochal

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ep-uh-kuh l or, esp. British, ee-po-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛp ə kəl or, esp. British, ˈi pɒ-

Definition of epochal

Origin : 1680s, from epoch + -al (1).

As in intermittent : adj irregular, sporadic
As in momentous : adj important; serious
As in periodic : adj at fixed intervals
As in on-again, off-again : adj intermittent

Example sentences :

The silence lengthened until it became acute, epochal, climactic.
Extract from : « The Shadow » by Arthur Stringer

The 1914 catalogue was epochal in the life of this big farmer.
Extract from : « Plowing On Sunday » by Sterling North

In 1868, Westinghouse made his epochal invention, the railway air-brake.
Extract from : « Invention » by Bradley A. Fiske

Historians recognize two epochal events in the life of the nation.
Extract from : « Bohemia under Hapsburg Misrule » by Various

But in the future they will be regarded as epochal in the science of mind.
Extract from : « The Religious Sentiment » by Daniel G. Brinton

Then one epochal day, emulating Tess's example, she essayed to ride astride.
Extract from : « Missy » by Dana Gatlin

His studies with regard to light are almost as epochal as those with regard to magnetism.
Extract from : « Catholic Churchmen in Science » by James J. Walsh

And Knowlton outlined the epochal occurrences of the world conflict.
Extract from : « The Pathless Trail » by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel

We are still too near the events that made it to us an epochal book.
Extract from : « Knut Hamsun » by Hanna Astrup Larsen

Coronado had made one of the epochal explorations of all history.
Extract from : « The Colonization of North America » by Herbert Eugene Bolton

Synonyms for epochal

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