spasmodic

3 synonyms and 2 antonyms for spasmodic, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — Connected with a spasm, or like a sudden muscle contraction.

Synonyms

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spastic convulsive fitful

Synonyms by Meaning

1. adj

Connected with a spasm, or like a sudden muscle contraction.

spastic convulsive fitful

2. adj

Happening on and off, in short sudden bursts rather than steadily.

“The chin was heavy, the nostrils were low and wide, and the lower lip hung loosely except in his moments of spasmodic earnestness, when it shut like a steel trap.”

Opposites

steady continual

Etymology

Comes from New Latin spasmōdicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης (spasmṓdēs, “spasmodic”), from σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm”).

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