FREQUENT Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈfrē-kwənt

Definition of frequent

as in regular

appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time our local multiplex usually has frequent showings of blockbusters, with starting times about every half hour

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Relevance

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as in usual

often observed or encountered finches are frequent sights in this part of the country

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frequent

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verb

frē-ˈkwent

as in to haunt

to go to or spend time in often like their counterparts elsewhere, the town's teenagers like to frequent the local malls

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Recent Examples of frequent

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Clothing and shoes comprise 10 percent of total cargo theft incidents, marking the third-most frequent target of theft, according to data from supply chain visibility and intelligence platform provider Overhaul. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 The tech leaders have been frequent visitors to the White House in recent weeks. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

O’Neil remains friends with Lizzie, frequenting Maplecroft well into their old age. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026 According to the sheriff’s office, deputies killed the mountain lion because of the injury, the animal’s proximity to locations frequented by children and its presence in a populated area. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frequent

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Related Stories Her five-year targets include regular publication of The A Report and a standing leaders’ forum built on The A Summit.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Seven of the last 11 meetings have taken place at neutral sites — five SEC championship games and two national title games — and only four were regular-season games.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of regular

Adjective

Building and protecting those pipelines will be expensive—but far cheaper than trying to keep the strait open by force or coping with periodic shortages and price spikes.

— Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
Preliterate people don’t focus on such abstractions as taking a periodic population census and recording it for posterity.

— James Coffin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of periodic

Adjective

The game show is based around those ubiquitous internet verification tests that check if the visitor to a website is human or a bot.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
But in an age where AI-assisted writing is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, the distinctly unpolished text has its own charm.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026

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