Sporadic

Adjective

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

Pronunciation

Spuh-rad-ik

Synonyms

Intermittent, Irregular, Occasional, Scattered, Periodic

Antonyms

Constant, Continuous, Regular, Steady, Uninterrupted

Indian Languages

🇮🇳 Hindi → बिखरा हुआ (bikhra hua)

🇮🇳 Bengali → বিচ্ছিন্ন (bichchhinna)

🇮🇳 Tamil → இடைவிடாமல் (iṭaiviṭāmal)

🇮🇳 Kannada → ಅಂತರಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ (antarāladalli)

🇮🇳 Telugu → విరామ సమయంలో (virāma samayānlo)

🇮🇳 Urdu → متفرق (mutafarriq)

European Languages

🇪🇸 Spanish → Esporádico

🇫🇷 French → Sporadique

🇩🇪 German → Sporadisch

Other Asian Languages

🇨🇳 Chinese → 零星的 (língxīng de)

🇯🇵 Japanese → 断続的な (danzokuteki na)

Examples
  1. The sporadic rain throughout the week made it difficult to plan outdoor activities.
  2. He received sporadic phone calls from his old friends, which always brought back fond memories.
  3. The disease had sporadic outbreaks in the region, causing concern among the local population.