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 When money was tight, the series faced slashed budgets and shrinking episodic orders that continually tested the cast and crew’s determination to keep it alive. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 That includes 235 total applications across all categories, including 21 feature film applications and 24 permits for episodic television projects. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Succession, at both the executive and the board level, is not an episodic search to run when a seat opens. — Shawn Cole, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The guidelines include recommendations for less frequent, episodic migraines as well as chronic migraine, which is defined as headache on 15 or more days per month for over three months. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for episodic

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Adjective

One of them, drunk, told him that serial killer Yoo Young-chul had once set a fire and escaped after being taken into custody by police in Mapo.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
The next few months of Apple TV include a serial killer thriller (Nocturne), a heist drama (12 12 12), and one of the service’s most ambitious sci-fi shows to date (Neuromancer).

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of serial

Adjective

That said, devolving tropical storms can pack a punch with sporadic gusts and showers as the energy that was formerly bundled in the storm’s center releases outward.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
There were sporadic film entries from the 1970s on, but most of Saint’s work during that era (and well into the 2000s) would be for television.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sporadic

Adjective

Latin America brings its own long history of serialized television drama, rooted in telenovelas that have been produced across the region since the 1950s and have traveled widely across borders.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Star Trek wasn’t heavily serialized — few shows were back then — but airing this episode first has the effect of dropping viewers into the show with little beyond William Shatner‘s opening credits narration to set the scene.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of serialized

Adjective

The significance of the work goes beyond eliminating the occasional frustrating chatbot conversation.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
An occasional bird would chirp in the distance, but the forest emanated an eerie stillness, said Young, a research ecologist at the University of California, Davis.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of occasional

Adjective

There are still intermittent closures and construction connected to recovery projects, and the park service recommends consulting the road status section of its website when traveling to the region.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
My prototype suffered from intermittent rolling resistance with the motor off.

— Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of intermittent

Adjective

There’s a fascinating synchronicity between the current real-world anxiety and the film industry’s sudden interest in dense studies of the tech world’s dark underbelly.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Other symptoms include sudden high fever and chills, headaches, and pain in the abdomen, legs and arms, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

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