infrequent
Not happening often
Infrequent means not happening often, occurring at wide intervals: infrequent visits, infrequent flyer.
The word emphasizes rarity without implying complete absence—something infrequent still happens, just not regularly or predictably.
Power outages are infrequent but not unknown in this area.
Seldom found or seen
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- occasionalHappening at intervals
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
scarce · seldom · irregular · sparse · periodic · scattered · episodic · few
Person not yet known
- guestWelcomed visitor
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- unfamiliarNot previously known
unknown · rare · occasional · distant · estranged · acquaintance · passerby · transient
Ended through neglect
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- occasionalHappening at intervals
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- sometimeAt an unspecified moment
part-time · casual · inconsistent · uncommitted · negligent · halfhearted · slack · remiss
rare
Seldom found or seen
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- occasionalHappening at intervals
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
intermittent · scarce · seldom · irregular · sparse · periodic · scattered · episodic · few · isolated
stranger
Person not yet known
unfamiliar · unknown · rare · occasional · distant · estranged · acquaintance · passerby · transient · tourist
lapsed
Ended through neglect
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- occasionalHappening at intervals
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
sometime · part-time · casual · inconsistent · uncommitted · negligent · halfhearted · slack · remiss · unreliable
outlier
Distant data point
exception · improbable · unlikely · atypical · abnormal · sample · distribution · variable · data · measurement
- infrequencyrarely, seldom, occasionally, sometimes, uncommon
- rarityrare, scarce, uncommon, scant, few
- scarcityscarcity, scarce, shortage, scant, scanty
- habit wordsdaily, regular, routine, habitual, chronic
- attentionattention, focus, focused, attentiveness, focused attention
- intermittentintermittent, sporadic, periodic, on-off, discontinuous