Antonyms for irregular

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ih-reg-yuh-ler

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈrɛg yə lər

Definition of irregular

Origin : late 14c., "not in conformity with Church rules," from Old French irreguler (13c., Modern French irrégulier), from Medieval Latin irregularis, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin regularis (see regular (adj.)). General sense is from late 15c.

adj random, variable
adj abnormal, peculiar
adj bumpy, uneven

Example sentences :

But Mr. Paine assured her that letters were likely to be irregular, and there was no ground for alarm.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

The advance may be irregular but it is advance; and all advance is advance toward Him.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

He was furious at this supposition that she would continue in her irregular practices.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

The enemy, surprised, opened an irregular and ineffective fire.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

I design it an irregular ode for General Washington's birth-day.
Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns

It contained about five acres, in the form of an irregular parallelogram.
Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright

You work at all kinds of irregular hours, for you there is no day or night.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Often its leaps and flickerings are irregular, inconsistent, unpredictable.
Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill

He was eccentric and irregular in his habits and quite ignorant of the steam engine.
Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson

There was no sound in the streets but the irregular clatter of our footsteps.
Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos

Synonyms for irregular

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