Synonyms of sometimes

sometimes

adverb

ˈsəm-ˌtīmz 

as in occasionally

on some occasions

sometimes I like to go skiing, and sometimes I prefer to stay inside where it's warm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occasionally
• now
• periodically
• from time to time
• at times
• on occasion
• sporadically
• now and then
• rarely
• every now and then
• once in a while
• here and there
• ever and anon
• seldom
• intermittently
• infrequently
• little
• irregularly
• variously
• off and on
• recurrently

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• often
• frequently
• usually
• much
• oftentimes
• commonly
• regularly
• hourly
• ordinarily
• always
• oft
• routinely
• invariably
• constantly
• consistently
• continually
• continuously
• ever
• incessantly
• perpetually
• unceasingly
• endlessly
• uninterruptedly
• continuingly
• interminably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sometimes

And three, sometimes four, of those many waking hours are spent in the car — bouncing from home to school to her second or third job and home again — with music at full blast to drown out the babble of anxiety, most of it financial. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

Recently, the quest for more protein has led to a meal approach called protein stacking (or sometimes protein layering), the latest health hack taking over TikTok. — Emily Laurence Sardinha, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026

Dads Against Predators has sometimes worked with police to provide information that leads to arrests. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

The justice system was not perfect; sometimes innocent men were put to death. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026