recur
Come back periodically
To recur is to happen again, especially repeatedly or at intervals: The dream recurred for weeks.
Problems recur, symptoms recur, themes recur throughout a body of work.
A recurring payment happens on a regular schedule.
The word implies return after absence rather than continuous presence—something goes away and comes back.
Do or say again
- reoccurHappen more than once
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- returnGo back again
- loopCurve closing on itself
revolve · rotate · orbit · circuit · spiral · periodic · interval · rhythm
Become visible again
- resurfaceAppear again after absence
- comebackRecovery after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revivalReturn after decline
reemergence · revisit · renewal · restoration · resumption · flashback · echo · relapse
Act of redoing
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- motifRecurring thematic element
- themeCentral recurring concept
- leitmotifRecurring thematic phrase
refrain · iteration · fractal · series · regularity · consistency · predictability · trend
Persisting over time
- relapsingReturning to worse state
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- continualRepeatedly occurring over time
- incessantNever pausing or stopping
unremitting · lingering · protracted · lasting · enduring · perpetual · ongoing · sustained
repeat
Do or say again
loop · revolve · rotate · orbit · circuit · spiral · periodic · interval · rhythm · frequency
reappear
Become visible again
- resurfaceAppear again after absence
- comebackRecovery after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
revival · reemergence · revisit · renewal · restoration · resumption · flashback · echo · revival · relapse
repetition
Act of redoing
leitmotif · refrain · iteration · fractal · series · regularity · consistency · predictability · trend · tendency
chronic
Persisting over time
- relapsingReturning to worse state
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- continualRepeatedly occurring over time
incessant · unremitting · lingering · protracted · lasting · enduring · perpetual · ongoing · sustained · unending
routine
Regular sequence of actions
habitual · consistent · accustomed · usual · ingrained · automatic · perennial · steady · typical · established
recurnonrecurring
Occurring only once
one-time · singular · unique · isolated · unrepeated
- recurring dreamsSleep visions that return
- recurring themeRepeated subject or idea
- recurring payments
- recurring charactersFigures appearing across episodes
- recurring roleRepeated character across episodes
- recurrent infectionsRepeatedly returning illness episodes
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