Synonyms for Irregular
ɪˈrɛg yə lərir·reg·u·lar

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1. irregularnoun

   Antonyms:
   regular

2. irregularadjective

   Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.

   Antonyms:
   regular

3. irregularadjective

   Antonyms:
   regular

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1. irregular

   Synonyms:
   broken, hilly, inclined, rolling, rough, rugged, slanting, sloping, uneven

   Antonyms:
   even, flat, horizontal, level, plain, plane

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1. guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgentnoun

   a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

   Synonyms:
   freedom fighter, rebel, insurrectionist, second, guerilla, irregular, insurgent, guerrilla

   Antonyms:
   timed, official, well-ordered, rule-governed, first-string, full-time, regular, stock, standard, prescribed, perfect, uniform, even, normal, continual, lawful, conventional, weak, standing

2. irregular, secondadjective

   merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

   Synonyms:
   endorsement, second base, instant, insurgent, secondment, s, minute, second gear, second, moment, indorsement, guerilla, guerrilla, sec, mo, irregular, bit, arcsecond

   Antonyms:
   timed, regular, even, continual, perfect, rule-governed, stock, normal, weak, full-time, first-string, official, well-ordered, standard, conventional, lawful, uniform, standing, prescribed

3. irregularadjective

   contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice

   "irregular hiring practices"

   Synonyms:
   maverick, atypical, unpredictable, unorthodox, temporary

   Antonyms:
   even, perfect, continual, lawful, rule-governed, stock, prescribed, uniform, regular, weak, standard, well-ordered, official, standing, timed, full-time, normal, first-string, conventional

4. irregular, unpredictableadjective

   not occurring at expected times

   Synonyms:
   maverick, atypical, unpredictable, irregular, unorthodox, temporary

   Antonyms:
   continual, well-ordered, timed, weak, even, official, prescribed, lawful, stock, uniform, standing, conventional, perfect, full-time, normal, rule-governed, regular, first-string, standard

5. irregularadjective

   (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces

   "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare"

   Synonyms:
   maverick, atypical, unpredictable, unorthodox, temporary

   Antonyms:
   stock, conventional, continual, weak, timed, rule-governed, even, full-time, first-string, regular, prescribed, official, perfect, lawful, normal, well-ordered, uniform, standard, standing

6. irregularadjective

   (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement

   Synonyms:
   maverick, atypical, unpredictable, unorthodox, temporary

   Antonyms:
   standard, normal, regular, prescribed, well-ordered, uniform, perfect, official, continual, rule-governed, weak, timed, stock, conventional, first-string, standing, even, lawful, full-time

7. irregularadjective

   falling below the manufacturer's standard

   "irregular jeans"

   Synonyms:
   maverick, atypical, unpredictable, unorthodox, temporary

   Antonyms:
   continual, rule-governed, standing, official, regular, standard, prescribed, uniform, stock, weak, timed, lawful, conventional, normal, even, first-string, full-time, perfect, well-ordered

8. atypical, irregularadjective

   deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal

   "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior"

   Synonyms:
   maverick, atypical, untypical, irregular, unorthodox, unpredictable, temporary

   Antonyms:
   conventional, stock, official, lawful, weak, uniform, perfect, regular, prescribed, first-string, full-time, timed, even, normal, standing, continual, well-ordered, rule-governed, standard

9. irregular, temporaryadjective

   lacking continuity or regularity

   "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis"

   Synonyms:
   maverick, atypical, unpredictable, irregular, unorthodox, impermanent, temporary

   Antonyms:
   prescribed, conventional, lawful, official, continual, regular, rule-governed, normal, standing, full-time, stock, perfect, well-ordered, weak, uniform, even, standard, timed, first-string

10. irregularadjective

    (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical

    "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface"

    Synonyms:
    maverick, atypical, unpredictable, unorthodox, temporary

    Antonyms:
    even, standing, lawful, perfect, first-string, full-time, weak, uniform, timed, regular, continual, prescribed, rule-governed, normal, standard, conventional, stock, well-ordered, official

11. irregular, maverick, unorthodoxadjective

    independent in behavior or thought

    "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians"

    Synonyms:
    maverick, atypical, unpredictable, irregular, unorthodox, temporary

    Antonyms:
    normal, regular, timed, stock, full-time, even, rule-governed, prescribed, uniform, well-ordered, lawful, official, standard, conventional, weak, continual, perfect, first-string, standing

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1. irregularadjective

   Synonyms:
   anomalous, abnormal, anomalistic, unusual, unconformable, aberrant, exceptional, eccentric, erratic, devious

2. irregularadjective

   Synonyms:
   uncertain, unpunctual, capricious, desultory, fitful, variable, changeable, not uniform

3. irregularadjective

   Synonyms:
   immethodical, out of order, unsymmetrical

4. irregularadjective

   Synonyms:
   disorderly, inordinate, immoral, wild

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1. irregularadjective

   Synonyms:
   inconformable, abnormal, anomalous, exceptional, unsymmetrical, unusual, erose, baroque, aberrant

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1. List of paraphrases for "irregular":

   erratic, illegal, uneven, improper, clandestine, abnormal, jagged, patchy, irregularity, irregularly, undocumented, unlawful, non-formal, thready, inconsistent, non-regular, informal

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1. Amanda Kloots:

   We had really great progress and then yesterday, I got a phone call saying that [Cordero]had aninfection in his lung, a new infection that caused his fever to spike way above normal, which caused his blood pressure to drop, which caused his heart to go into irregular patterns, he lost consciousness, he lost his pulse and they had to resuscitatehim.

2. Donald Tusk:

   Irregular migration was and is one of the principle reasons of this crisis of confidence in Europe.

3. Alejandro Mayorkas:

   It is incomprehensible that some states who stand to benefit from these highly effective enforcement measures are seeking to block them and cause more irregular migration at our southern border.

4. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

   I am sure these challenges will be solved through our cooperation and Turkey is ready to work with the EU, turkey is ready to be a member of the EU as well. Today I hope this summit will not just focus on irregular migration but also the Turkish accession process to the EU.

5. Ron Klain:

   The idea that people were going to vote after the election and have those votes count, that's a pretty irregular idea, the Republicans and the clerks in counties, they were actually sticking to the law.