Synonyms for
Annual
Definition
Something that happens once a year or every year.
Synonyms & similar words
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Common collocations
- annual report
- annual review
- annual event
- annual income
- annual leave
- annual budget
- annual meeting
- annual survey
Word family
Usage note
While 'annual' means happening once a year, 'perennial' refers to something that lasts or continues for a long time, often reappearing, like a perennial plant. 'Biennial' and 'triennial' refer to events happening every two and three years, respectively.
Example sentences
- The annual school play is always a big event for the students.
- We go on an annual family vacation to the beach.
- The annual company picnic is a great way to get to know your coworkers.
- The annual Christmas parade is a festive event for the whole town.
- The annual flu shot is recommended for everyone.
Quotes
The annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery. - Charles Dickens
A lot of people think I'm a one-hit wonder, but I'm not an annual artist. I'm an artist who makes music that will stick around. - Gotye
The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniences of life which it annually consumes. - Adam Smith