thrice
On three occasions
Thrice means three times.
The word is archaic or literary in most contexts—you're more likely to encounter it in older texts, formal writing, or deliberate stylistic choices than in everyday speech: thrice-blessed, thrice denied.
Modern English strongly prefers "three times."
Belonging to earlier times
- poeticOf or like verse
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- ShakespeareanOf the Stratford playwright
- formalFollowing strict protocol
antiquated · old-fashioned · classic · traditional · scriptural · ceremonial · incantation · oath
Three times over
- triplyThree times over
- againAnother time around
- repeatedDone or said again
- reiteratedExpressed again, often emphatically
recurrence · iteration · encore · redux · anew · afresh · over · rerun
Two occurrences total
High frequency range
- tripledMultiplied by three
- multipliedIncreased by repeated addition
- increasedGrew larger in amount
- magnifiedIncreased in apparent size
archaic
Belonging to earlier times
- poeticOf or like verse
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- ShakespeareanOf the Stratford playwright
formal · antiquated · old-fashioned · classic · traditional · scriptural · ceremonial · incantation · oath · vow
trebly
Three times over
reiterated · recurrence · iteration · encore · redux · anew · afresh · over · rerun
twice
Two occurrences total
treble
High frequency range
- tripledMultiplied by three
- multipliedIncreased by repeated addition
- increasedGrew larger in amount