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irregular

[ih-reg-yuh-ler] / ɪˈrɛg yə lər /
ADJECTIVE
random, variable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capricious erratic intermittent jerky sporadic uneven unreliable
STRONG
aberrant eccentric faltering shifting weaving
WEAK
aimless casual changeable designless desultory disconnected discontinuous fitful fluctuating fragmentary haphazard hit-or-miss inconstant indiscriminate infrequent nonuniform occasional out of order patchy purposeless recurrent shaky spasmodic uncertain unconsidered unmethodical unpunctual unsettled unsteady unsystematic up and down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
constant continuous dependable regular reliable smooth steady
STRONG
normal
WEAK
common conventional even flat level methodical standard systematic usual
ADJECTIVE
abnormal, peculiar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capricious improper inappropriate strange unorthodox unusual
STRONG
aberrant deviant eccentric singular
WEAK
anomalous atypical different disorderly divergent exceptional extraordinary immoderate inordinate odd off-key quirky unconventional unique unnatural unofficial unsuitable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appropriate common familiar fitting normal proper regular standard suitable usual
STRONG
ordinary
WEAK
conventional even flat level methodical smooth systematic
ADJECTIVE
bumpy, uneven
Synonyms
STRONGEST
asymmetrical craggy elliptical jagged lumpy unbalanced
STRONG
aberrant bent eccentric rough variable wobbly
WEAK
amorphous broken cockeyed crooked devious disproportionate elliptic hilly lopsided meandering not uniform notched off-balance off-center out of proportion pitted protuberant scarred serrate serrated unaligned unequal unsymmetrical zigzagged
Antonyms
STRONGEST
even smooth
STRONG
normal regular
WEAK
common conventional flat level methodical standard systematic usual

Example Sentences

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Your life won’t crater because you can’t stop playing the piano, practicing tennis serves, drilling irregular French verbs or reading another page of “Plutarch’s Lives.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

In response, authorities have stepped up security and introduced tougher legal measures targeting irregular migration networks, deporting thousands of migrants to their home countries.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

A detailed analysis revealed that the molting pattern was irregular rather than orderly.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

The candies themselves looked like tiny, dusty potatoes: irregular little lumps of sweet cream with bits of coconut rolled in cinnamon, dusty and warm-smelling, tucked into a plastic tray.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

When before he would sit her down at marked, though irregular, times, now he tests her constantly, but never in public.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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