Choose the correct option which is closest in meaning to the word ‘Sporadic’:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → occasional
Sporadic means happening only now and then, at irregular intervals, or in scattered places. Its synonym is occasional.
Example: There was sporadic firing along the border through the night.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) epidemic | a disease or problem that spreads quickly among many people (it is widespread, the opposite of scattered) | A flu epidemic closed the schools. |
| (2) occasional (answer) | happening from time to time, not regularly (both words describe something that happens only now and then) | Apart from an occasional shower, the week was dry. |
| (3) stagnant | not flowing, moving or developing (it says nothing about how often something happens) | Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water. |
| (4) soothing | calming or easing pain or worry | The soothing music helped her sleep. |
| Synonyms of sporadic: occasional, intermittent, irregular, scattered Antonyms of sporadic: regular, frequent, constant, continuous Also asked in CUET (UG): sporadic – 12-05-2026 Slot 1, 20-05-2025 Slot 2, 16-05-2025 Slot 1 |