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English adjective: regular | |||
| 1. | regular in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle | ||
| Samples | His regular calls on his customers. Regular meals. Regular duties. | ||
| Similar | first-string, lawful, official, prescribed, rule-governed, standard, stock, timed, uniform, weak, well-ordered | ||
| See also | rhythmic, rhythmical, symmetric, symmetrical, systematic | ||
| Attribute | regularity | ||
| Antonyms | irregular | ||
| 2. | regular often used as intensifiers | ||
| Samples | A regular morass of details. A regular nincompoop. He's a veritable swine. | ||
| Synonyms | veritable | ||
| Similar | typical | ||
| Antonyms | atypical, untypical | ||
| 3. | regular conforming to a standard or pattern | ||
| Samples | Following the regular procedure of the legislature. A regular electrical outlet. | ||
| Similar | standard | ||
| Antonyms | nonstandard | ||
| 4. | regular regularly scheduled for fixed times | ||
| Samples | At a regular meeting of the PTA. Regular bus departures. | ||
| Similar | scheduled | ||
| Antonyms | unscheduled | ||
| 5. | regular in accord with regular practice or procedure | ||
| Samples | Took his regular morning walk. Her regular bedtime. | ||
| Similar | usual | ||
| Antonyms | unusual | ||
| 6. | regular occurring at fixed intervals | ||
| Samples | A regular beat. The even rhythm of his breathing. | ||
| Synonyms | even | ||
| Similar | steady | ||
| Antonyms | unsteady | ||
| 7. | regular relating to a person who does something regularly | ||
| Samples | A regular customer. A steady drinker. | ||
| Synonyms | steady | ||
| Similar | frequent | ||
| Antonyms | infrequent | ||
| 8. | regular (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces | ||
| Samples | The regular army. | ||
| Similar | standing | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| Antonyms | irregular | ||
| 9. | regular (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula | ||
| Antonyms | irregular | ||
| 10. | regular not constipated | ||
| Synonyms | unconstipated | ||
| Similar | diarrheal, diarrheic, diarrhetic, diarrhoeal, diarrhoeic, diarrhoetic, lax, loose | ||
| Antonyms | constipated | ||
| 11. | regular symmetrically arranged | ||
| Samples | Even features. Regular features. A regular polygon. | ||
| Synonyms | even | ||
| Similar | symmetric, symmetrical | ||
| Antonyms | asymmetric, asymmetrical | ||
| 12. | regular not deviating from what is normal | ||
| Samples | Her regular bedtime. | ||
| Similar | normal | ||
| Antonyms | abnormal, unnatural | ||
| 13. | regular officially full-time | ||
| Samples | Regular students. | ||
| Similar | full-time | ||
| Antonyms | part-time, parttime | ||
English noun: regular | |||
| 1. | regular (person) a regular patron | ||
| Samples | An habitue of the racetrack. A bum who is a Central Park fixture. | ||
| Synonyms | fixture, habitue | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | frequenter, patron | ||
| 2. | regular (person) a soldier in the regular army | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | soldier | ||
| 3. | regular (person) a dependable follower (especially in party politics) | ||
| Samples | He is one of the party regulars. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | follower | ||
| Domain category | government, political science, politics | ||
| 4. | regular (attribute) a garment size for persons of average height and weight | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | size | ||
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