" erraticism "

1: an odd or peculiar habit;

  * e.g., " ... an overuse of slow motion is one of the filmmaker's more annoying erraticisms "

•  Synonyms : 

•  crotchet,

•  curiosity,

•  eccentricity,

•  idiosyncrasy,

•  individualism,

•  kink,

•  mannerism,

•  oddity,

•  peculiarity,

•  quiddity,

•  quip,

•  quirk,

•  singularity,

•  tic,

•  trick,

•  twist

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern;

  * e.g., " ... so far your effort to land a summer job has been very erratic "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aimless,

•  arbitrary,

•  catch-as-catch-can,

•  desultory,

•  haphazard,

•  helter-skelter,

•  hit-or-miss,

•  random,

•  scattered,

•  slapdash,

•  stray

•  Antonyms : 

•  methodical,

•  nonrandom,

•  orderly,

•  organized,

•  regular,

•  systematic,

•  systematized

2: lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence;

  * e.g., " ... because of your erratic attendance at practice, you're in danger of being cut from the team "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aperiodic,

•  casual,

•  catchy,

•  choppy,

•  discontinuous,

•  episodic,

•  fitful,

•  intermittent,

•  irregular,

•  occasional,

•  spasmodic,

•  spastic,

•  sporadic,

•  spotty,

•  unsteady

•  Antonyms : 

•  constant,

•  continuous,

•  habitual,

•  periodic,

•  regular,

•  repeated,

•  steady

3: not staying constant;

  * e.g., " ... business at the fast-food restaurant has been so erratic lately that the manager never knows how much staff to have on hand "

•  Synonyms : 

•  changing,

•  fluctuating,

•  irregular,

•  unequal,

•  uneven,

•  unstable,

•  unsteady,

•  varying

•  Antonyms : 

•  changeless,

•  constant,

•  stable,

•  steady,

•  unchanging,

•  unvarying