Qualities
Synonyms for irregular
Synonyms for irregular: unorthodox, unpredictable and temporary. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 3 synonyms for irregular
Interchangeable with irregular, one per sense
Audited under irregular's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one irregular carries in that sense.
- unorthodoxadjective, in the sense "independent in behavior or thought"
- unpredictableadjective, in the sense "not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name irregular as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- temporarytemporary is an adjective in the sense "lacking continuity or regularity"
The first group is filed under irregular's own senses. The second reaches irregular from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside it is that word's.
independent in behavior or thought
She led a somewhat irregular private life.
The true synonym
unorthodox
Same sentence, swapped: She led a somewhat unorthodox private life.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- restless
- third
- poor
not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
An irregular heartbeat.
The true synonym
unpredictable
Same sentence, swapped: An unpredictable heartbeat.
Close but different
The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.
- peculiar
- meaningless
- second
Where irregular turns up in the game
irregular is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in five other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 5 puzzles where irregular is the trap
- easygoingadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is soft, in the sense "not burdensome or demanding", so irregular is there to be ruled out.
- paltryadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is trifling, in the sense "not worth considering", so irregular is there to be ruled out.
- shaggyadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is bushy, in the sense "used of hair", and irregular is one of the three tiles that lose.
- staggeringadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is astonishing, in the sense "so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm", and irregular is on the board beside it.
Play irregular
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so irregular reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because qualities is the company irregular keeps.
The same bank, read from both sides
irregular is an answer in 2 puzzles and a wrong tile in 5. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.