Antonyms for once and again
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : wuhns |
| Phonetic Transcription : wÊŒns |
Definition of once and again
Origin :- c.1200, anes, from ane "one" (see one ) + adverbial genitive. Replaced Old English æne. Spelling changed as pronunciation shifted from two syllables to one after c.1300. Pronunciation change to "wuns" parallels that of one. As an emphatic, meaning "once and for all," it is attested from c.1300, but this now is regarded as a Pennsylvania German dialect formation. Meaning "in a past time" (but not necessarily just one time) is from mid-13c.
- Once upon a time as the beginning of a story is recorded from 1590s. At once originally (early 13c.) meant "simultaneously," later "in one company" (c.1300), and preserved the sense of "one" in the word; the phrase typically appeared as one word, atones; the modern meaning "immediately" is attested from 1530s.
- As in now and then : adv once in a while
- As in usually : adv for the most part
- As in every now and then : adv occasionally
- As in from time to time : adv now and then
- As in once in awhile : adv every once in a while
- As in routinely : adv usually
- As in typically : adv usually
Synonyms for once and again
- as a rule
- as is the custom
- as is usual
- as usual
- at intervals
- at times
- by and large
- commonly
- consistently
- customarily
- ever so often
- every now and then
- every once in a while
- every so often
- frequently
- from time to time
- generally
- habitually
- hardly
- in the main
- infrequently
- intermittently
- irregularly
- mainly
- more often than not
- most often
- mostly
- naturally
- normally
- not often
- now and again
- now and then
- occasionally
- off and on
- often
- on occasion
- on the whole
- once and again
- once in a blue moon
- once in a while
- once or twice
- ordinarily
- per usual
- periodically
- regularly
- routinely
- sometimes
- sporadically
- typically
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