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Word | Spasmodic |
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; convulsive motions; his body made a spasmodic jerk; spastic movements / occurring in spells and often abruptly / Of or pertaining to spasm / fitful; periodic / occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts. / relating to or caused by a spasm / happening suddenly and briefly at different times in a way that is not regular, | |
Usage | ⇒ The spasmodic coughing in the auditorium annoyed the performers. ⇒ He made only spasmodic attempts to lose weight. ⇒ spasmodic fighting continued |
Synonyms | irregular, fitful, erratic, broken, sporadic, convulsive, intermittent, periodic, spastic, desultory, discontinuous, jerky, changeable, disconnected, occasional, spotty, uneven, unsteady, capricious, fickle, |
Antonyms | continual, continuous, repeated, continuing, equable, uninterrupted, unremitting, ceaseless, changeless, chronic, constant, daily, even, frequent, habitual, incessant, periodic, perpetual, persistent, recurrent, |
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