off and on
The phrase “off and on” has 3 syllables: off and on
It's pronounced as /ɔf ənd ɑn/
What is synonym and antonym for off and on?
In the thesaurus, “off and on” has 35 synonyms and 25 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for off and on along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for off and on
- alternately
- at intervals
- at irregular intervals
- at times
- every once in a while
- every so often
- fluctuating
- from time to time
- hardly
- here and there
- infrequently
- intermittent
- intermittently
- irregularly
- little
- not often
- now
- now and then
- occasionally
- on and off
- on occasion
- once in a while
- periodically
- rarely
- recurrently
- scarcely
- seldom
- sometimes
- sporadically
- vacillating
- variable
- variably
- variously
- very seldom
- when the mood strikes
Antonyms for off and on
- always
- commonly
- consistently
- constantly
- continually
- continuingly
- continuously
- endlessly
- ever
- frequently
- hourly
- incessantly
- interminably
- invariably
- much
- oft
- often
- oftentimes
- ordinarily
- perpetually
- regularly
- routinely
- unceasingly
- uninterruptedly
- usually
Meanings of off and on
- adverb
- Intermittently.
- On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.
Example Sentences
- She has been studying off and on for the past few months in preparation for her exams.
- The power has gone out off and on due to the storm last night.
- He’s been working off and on at that project for over a year now.
- They’ve been friends off and on since childhood, but they always reconnect.
- I’ve tried that workout routine off and on, but I still can’t stick to it consistently.
On this page you'll find 60 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to off and on, such as: alternately, always, at intervals, at irregular intervals, at times, commonly, consistently.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
occasionally
- at intervals
- at random
- at times
- ever and anon
- every now and again
- every now and then
- every so often
- from time to time
- hardly
- here and there
- infrequently
- intermittently
- irregularly
- little
- now
- now and again
- now and then
- off and on
- on occasion
- once in a blue moon
- once in a while
- once or twice
- periodically
- rarely
- recurrently
- seldom
- sometimes
- sporadically
- uncommonly
- variously
occasional
- aimless
- aperiodic
- arbitrary
- broken
- capricious
- casual
- catchy
- changeable
- changeful
- changing
- choppy
- convulsive
- desultory
- disconnected
- discontinuous
- episodic
- episodical
- erratic
- especial
- exceptional
- exclusive
- few
- few and far between
- fickle
- fitful
- flickery
- fluctuating
- fluid
- fragmentary
- haphazard
- hit-and-miss
- hit-or-miss
- incidental
- inconstant
- infrequent
- intermittent
- interrupted
- irregular
- isolated
- mercurial
- mutable
- not habitual
- odd
- off and on
- particular
- random
- rare
- scarce
- scattered
- seldom
- slapdash
- spasmodic
- spastic
- special
- specific
- sporadic
- spotty
- stray
- sudden
- temperamental
- uncertain
- uncommon
- unfrequent
- unique
- unpredictable
- unsettled
- unstable
- unsteady
- unusual
- variable
- varying
- violent
- volatile
- wavering
variously
- differently
- dissimilarly
- diversely
- else
- here and there
- inconsistently
- infrequently
- intermittently
- irregularly
- little
- now
- now and then
- occasionally
- off and on
- otherwise
- periodically
- rarely
- recurrently
- seldom
- sometimes
- sporadically
- unevenly
- varyingly
uncertainly
- aimlessly
- alternately
- ambiguously
- any which way
- anyhow
- askance
- at intervals
- at irregular intervals
- bloodlessly
- brokenly
- by fits and starts
- by turns
- chaotically
- confusedly
- delicately
- disconnectedly
- discontinuously
- disjointedly
- distrustfully
- distrustingly
- doubtfully
- doubtingly
- drunkenly
- dubiously
- eccentrically
- erratically
- extremely
- faintly
- feebly
- fitfully
- fluctuating
- frailly
- frantically
- frenziedly
- gently
- halfheartedly
- haphazardly
- hazily
- helter-skelter
- hesitatingly
- illegibly
- illogically
- impotently
- in snatches
- incomprehensibly
- inconspicuously
- inconstantly
- indefinitely
- indeterminately
- indistinctly
- ineffectively
- ineffectually
- ineptly
- infinitely
- infrequently
- intermittently
- irregularly
- irresolutely
- jerkily
- lamely
- languidly
- lazily
- listlessly
- nervelessly
- not often
- not visibly
- now and again
- now and then
- obscurely
- occasionally
- off and on
- out of sequence
- out of sight
- periodically
- problematically
- questionably
- questioningly
- randomly
- remarkably
- secretly
- shakily
- skeptically
- slapdash
- sloppily
- so large
- so much
- softly
- sometimes
- spasmodically
- spinelessly
- spiritlessly
- sporadically
- such
- suspiciously
- tentatively
- this much
- unbelievingly
- unclearly
- uncommonly
- undecidedly
- undetectably
- unevenly
- unfaithfully
- unintelligibly
- unmethodically
- unpunctually
- unrecognizably
- unsettingly
- unsurely
- unsystematically
- unusually
- vaguely
- variable
- very
- very seldom
- weakly
- when the mood strikes
- wildly
- willy-nilly