Vocabulary
Sporadic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated
Urdu meaning
اکا دکا، کبھی کبھار، جھٹ پٹ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- To address this threat, the general response of the provincial governments has been piecemeal, sporadic and under-resourced, leaving policemen largely vulnerable.
- With news of corrupt police personnel over 200 were exposed in a Punjab Police report last year being implicated in the drugtrade across the province,itis clear that such sporadic action is destined to fail.
- Efforts to regulate brick kilns have been sporadic and poorly enforced.
- Women`s safety in professional spaces should not hinge on sporadic judicial interventions.
- As a result, campus life continues to suffer from sporadic clashes between rival ethnic councils.
Synonyms
occasional, infrequent, irregular, periodical, periodic
Antonyms
frequent, regular, steady, continuous
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