CHRONICITY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

chronicity

noun

Definition of chronicity

as in prevalence

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Recent Examples of chronicity Due to the seriousness and chronicity of diabetes, scientists have launched an extensive and ongoing investigation into the potential role of supplements, like omega-3 fatty acids, in both preventing diabetes and serving as an adjunct to traditional diabetes medications. — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2026 My father’s diseases aren’t just marked by chronicity but also unpredictability. — Sabrina Qiao, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2021

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Noun

The prevalence of tech firms as hotspots for talent signals a wider boom amid Australia’s startup scene, which in recent years has been attracting attention and investments from venture capitalists.

— Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Researchers behind the study, the largest ever of deceased NFL players’ brains, said the true prevalence of brain disease at death was probably higher.

— Rick Maese, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of prevalence

Noun

The Huskers are tapping areas close to home with less frequency.

— Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The solid-state transformer has a modular design with an active front end interacting with the power grid, an AC/DC converter, and a high-frequency isolation transformer that either steps up or steps down the voltage.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of frequency

Noun

Guests—defined loosely as anyone from a random hookup to Julia Fox to a surprisingly chill raccoon—drop by the house with regularity, creating a zippy blend of the mundane and the serendipitous.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
The regularity contrasts with other shows, such as Apple’s Severance, which had a three-year gap between Seasons 1 and 2.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of regularity

Noun

The relative constancy of fat cell numbers combined with their ability to change size and function has implications for the evolutionarily unusual state of being obese.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
This transition represents a strong, continuing trajectory of comfort, longevity, and constancy.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of constancy

Noun

Engineers deliberately chose a fairly low-traffic area without a large incidence of crashes in case the roundabout didn’t go well.

— Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Data on disease incidence and spread were hard to acquire and exasperatingly incomplete.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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