Antonyms for frequent
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : adjective free-kwuh nt; verb fri-kwent, free-kwuh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈfri kwənt; verb frɪˈkwɛnt, ˈfri kwənt |
Definition of frequent
Origin :- mid-15c., "ample, profuse," from Middle French frequent, or directly from Latin frequentem (nominative frequens) "crowded, repeated," of uncertain origin. Meaning "common, usual" is from 1530s; that of "happening at short intervals, often recurring" is from c.1600.
- adj common, repeated
- verb be a regular customer of
- Some books were in frequent use, but others were not forgotten.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Such a course is frequent and would not give the right of complaint to anybody.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- The soliloquy and aside are evidently not so frequent in New Comedy.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- Circumstances brought him into frequent contact with the natives there.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- His visits there, as already remarked, had not been frequent of late.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- In this mode of proceeding there was certainly a source of frequent error.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- And remark this: in no city, I believe, are sudden deaths so frequent.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Frequent attempts were made to force the siege to an early conclusion.
- Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
- May peace be an inmate of his bosom, and rapture a frequent visitor of his soul!
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- The small cherries, called the Indian cherry, are frequent in this country.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
Synonyms for frequent
- a good many
- affect
- attend
- attend regularly
- be at home in
- be found at
- be often in
- commonplace
- constant
- continual
- customary
- drop in
- everyday
- expected
- familiar
- general
- go to
- habitual
- hang about
- hang around
- hang out at
- haunt
- hit
- incessant
- infest
- intermittent
- iterated
- manifold
- many
- monotonous
- numberless
- numerous
- overrun
- patronize
- periodic
- perpetual
- persistent
- play
- pleonastic
- profuse
- recurrent
- recurring
- redundant
- reiterated
- reiterative
- resort
- revisit
- successive
- thick
- ubiquitous
- usual
- various
- visit often
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