Spasmodic synonyms

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spastic
(Pathology) Of or relating to spastic paralysis.
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sporadic
Happening from time to time; not constant or regular; occasional
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jerky
Characterized by jerks or jerking:
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convulsive
Having, producing, or marked by convulsions
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periodic
Occurring at regular intervals.
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shaky (related)
Shaking or trembling.
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irregular (related)
(Geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
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erratic
Having no fixed or regular course; wandering:
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excitable
Easily excited.
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fitful
Irregular; unsteady; characterized by fits.
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intermittent
(Specifically, geology, of a body of water) Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
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sudden
The definition of sudden is not expected, or happening without warning.
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uninterrupted (antonym)
Continuing with no interruption
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resting (antonym)
(Biol.) Remaining dormant for a period of time, as certain spores or eggs
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spasmodical
Alternative form of spasmodic.
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laboured (related)
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unsteadiness (related)
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Spasmodic Sentence Examples

  • In the spasmodic form the symptoms were of a nervous character.

  • In cases of whooping-cough or any other condition in which there is spasmodic action of the muscular fibre in the bronchia definition which includes nearly every form of asthma and many cases of bronchitis - atropine is an almost invaluable drug.

  • The right-hand column, which had cut in behind the Italian 43rd Div., was making the task of the Austrian 50th comparatively easy, and brushing aside the spasmodic opposition of such small detachments as came in its way.

  • Thirty years of friction followed, while the parliament, and the ruling classes tried in a spasmodic way to enforce the statute, and the peasantry strove to evade it.

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