reoccurred

Came back around

Reoccurred is the past tense of reoccur, meaning to happen again or repeatedly.

The word emphasizes return after an interval: The pain reoccurred whenever she exercised.

Some usage guides prefer recurred, but reoccurred appears frequently in everyday speech and writing.

pattern

cycle

Repeating sequence of events

regularity · frequency · interval · loop · iteration · echo · rerun · replay · reprise · renewal

happened

relapse

Return to former illness

reappear · return · repeat · come back · crop up · flare up · revisit · haunt · persist · resume

persistence

continuation

Act of proceeding further

lasting · ongoing · chronic · sustained · unresolved · stubborn · nagging · incessant · unshakeable · deep-rooted

Opposites
repetition/recurrence

reoccurredceased

Came to an end

stopped · ended · terminated · halted · discontinued

novelty/precedent

reoccurreddebuted

Appeared for the first time

emerged · arose · originated · appeared

Family

reoccurring, reoccurrence

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G