Antonyms for more frequent
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : adjective free-kwuh nt; verb fri-kwent, free-kwuh nt |
Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈfri kwənt; verb frɪˈkwɛnt, ˈfri kwənt |
Definition of more 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
- Its footsteps did not seem to be those of a man, but more frequent and lighter.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- Mrs. Jupe's absences from home were now more frequent than ever.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- His calls and invitations for rides and tennis and golf were more frequent than ever.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- During the past week, however, the attacks have been more frequent.
- Extract from : « The Ivory Snuff Box » by Arnold Fredericks
- Nor is it hard to perceive why this process should be the more frequent.
- Extract from : « English Past and Present » by Richard Chevenix Trench
- That is what school recesses are for, and they might well be longer and more frequent.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson
- The beats of the fœtal heart are more frequent in females than in males.
- Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys
- The following are the more frequent causes of absolute sterility.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
- The former is the more frequent, the latter of rare occurrence.
- Extract from : « Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated » by Max Birnbaum
- He heard the cannonade behind him growing louder and more frequent.
- Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
Synonyms for more frequent
- a good many
- commonplace
- constant
- continual
- customary
- everyday
- expected
- familiar
- general
- habitual
- incessant
- intermittent
- iterated
- manifold
- many
- monotonous
- numberless
- numerous
- periodic
- perpetual
- persistent
- pleonastic
- profuse
- recurrent
- recurring
- redundant
- reiterated
- reiterative
- successive
- thick
- ubiquitous
- usual
- various
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