regular
Comes here often
The adjective regular suggests things that are usual and predictable – perhaps predictable because they happen on a regular schedule.
If you get regular exercise, you do it reasonably often.
A regular meeting is one that happens at the same time every day, week, month, and the like.
A regular contributor to a publication is one whose work appears in it frequently.
The noun regular is an informal designation of a person or thing that is regular, like a habitual customer of a business: Harry was a regular at the neighborhood bar.
Widespread and unremarkable
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- everydayOccurring each day
- normalConforming to standard
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
average · unremarkable · plain · simple · conventional · generic · unexceptional · prosaic
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
- pulseArterial blood throb
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- sinusAir-filled cranial cavity
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
normal · consistent · rate · pacemaker · ECG · arrhythmia · interval · healthy
Regular sequence of actions
- customaryDone by convention
- accustomedAdapted through habit
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
- habitSettled regular tendency
practice · ritual · daily · weekly · usual · typical · habituated · established
Patterned stress and silence
- pulseArterial blood throb
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
cycle · recurrence · interval · tempo · beat · repetition · timing · pacing
Action-expressing word
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- inflectionWord form alteration
- tenseStrained or nervous
- declensionNoun form variation
paradigm · standard · weak · predictable · -ed · -ing · uniform · pattern
Surface tactile quality
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- uniformIdentical throughout
- evenUniform and level
- homogeneousAlike in composition throughout
consistent · unvarying · level · steady · balanced · proportioned · symmetrical · equidistant
Standard for comparison
- criterionStandard for judgment
- normAccepted behavioral standard
- baselineStandard for comparison
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
specification · compliant · conforming · orthodox · proper · official · sanctioned · approved
Regular supporter or customer
- clientOne who hires professionals
- habituéFrequent visitor somewhere
- frequenterHabitual visitor
- loyalFirm in allegiance
subscriber · member · repeat · devoted · steady · familiar · face · local
Armed forces member
- armyOrganized land-based military
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- enlistedSigned up formally
- infantryGround combat troops
servicemember · professional · standing · uniformed · rank-and-file · militia · reservist · conscript
common
Widespread and unremarkable
typical · average · unremarkable · plain · simple · conventional · generic · unexceptional · prosaic · garden-variety
heartbeat
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
steady · normal · consistent · rate · pacemaker · ECG · arrhythmia · interval · healthy · stable
routine
Regular sequence of actions
- customaryDone by convention
- accustomedAdapted through habit
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
habit · practice · ritual · daily · weekly · usual · typical · habituated · established · fixed
rhythm
Patterned stress and silence
- pulseArterial blood throb
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
periodicity · cycle · recurrence · interval · tempo · beat · repetition · timing · pacing · waveform
verb
Action-expressing word
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- inflectionWord form alteration
- tenseStrained or nervous
declension · paradigm · standard · weak · predictable · -ed · -ing · uniform · pattern · systematic
texture
Surface tactile quality
homogeneous · consistent · unvarying · level · steady · balanced · proportioned · symmetrical · equidistant
benchmark
Standard for comparison
guideline · specification · compliant · conforming · orthodox · proper · official · sanctioned · approved · legitimate
patron
Regular supporter or customer
- clientOne who hires professionals
- habituéFrequent visitor somewhere
- frequenterHabitual visitor
loyal · subscriber · member · repeat · devoted · steady · familiar · face · local · fixture
soldier
Armed forces member
infantry · servicemember · professional · standing · uniformed · rank-and-file · militia · reservist · conscript · full-time
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- bar patronslocal, barfly, drunk, bartender, bouncer
- clothing sizesXS, S, M, L, XL
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- fast food termssmall, medium, large, extra large, supersize
- gas stationsgas pump, fuel pumps, fuel pump, petrol pumps, petrol pump
regularirregular
Deviating from normal patterns
sporadic · erratic · intermittent · inconsistent · occasional
- regular guyUnpretentious common person
- regular coffeeCoffee without additions
- regular seasonStandard competitive period before playoffs
- regular folksOrdinary, unremarkable people
- regular priceNormal cost before markdowns
- regulatory oversightOfficial monitoring of compliance
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