EPISODIC Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

episodic

adjective

ˌe-pə-ˈsä-dik

variants also episodical

Definition of episodic

as in serial

appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly the long novel was filmed for television as an episodic movie that was shown over the course of five evenings

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as in sporadic

lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence malaria is characterized by episodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells

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Recent Examples of episodic Earlier menopause was associated with a faster rate of decline in overall thinking ability and episodic memory. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Aug. 2026 From Episodic Care To An 'Always-On' Experience One of the most important shifts Gen-Z is driving is the transition from episodic care to continuous care. — Mita Malhotra, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Those include numbness and tingling around the mouth and fingertips, trouble walking, talking or swallowing, sometimes weakness in the upper or lower extremity, balance issues or struggles with episodic memory. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 On average, that’s 60 episodic series between the two combined studios and roughly 13 films, which would presume that a little less than half of the films the combined company intends to release each year would need to be shot here. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for episodic

Recent Examples of Synonyms for episodic

Adjective

The cops don’t entirely buy that their serial killer is a high-school student, even as Bret identifies Robert by name.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Loosely based on the 1987 movie Black Widow and created by Elizabeth Meriwether, Furious stars Rossum as Alice Black, an FBI agent who is tracking a serial killer (played by Lola Petticrew).

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of serial

Adjective

Bahrain and Kuwait, which have continued to face sporadic Iranian attacks, will have the lowest staffing of the Gulf embassies, with three-quarters of Foreign Service members returning.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Attacks on Kenscoff have escalated The first major attack on Kenscoff occurred in January 2025, and since then, there have been sporadic attacks in the mountains surrounding the city center.

— Pierre-Richard Luxama, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of sporadic

Adjective

Noiser presents each story as a serialized listening experience in the podcast apps people already use every day.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Seen together, the trilogy charts both a personal coming-of-age and a generational coming-to-grips with aging that, even when compared against similar serialized documentary experiments like Michael Apted’s 7 Up installments, feels wholly unique.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of serialized

Adjective

When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, her family spent months in a bomb shelter, risking only occasional visits back to their apartment.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
The Sox entered Tuesday ranked last in the majors with 561 innings pitched by starters — a number impacted in part by their occasional use of an opener.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of occasional

Adjective

None of this means intermittent fasting is a cure for ongoing pain and anxiety, of course.

— Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
Television released one more album in the Nineties and played intermittent reunions over the following decades, but officially dissolved in 2023 following the death of frontman Tom Verlaine.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of intermittent

Adjective

Officials are still investigating the exact cause, though preliminary assessments suggest an ice avalanche may have blocked a river upstream in Tibet, triggering the sudden outburst flood.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
The concierge can be contacted via WhatsApp, but response times can be slow during varying rush hours; for example, a sudden tropical rainstorm might inspire half the resort to call in for room service.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

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