What is another word for by fits and starts?
106 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ba͡ɪ fˈɪts and stˈɑːts], [ baɪ fˈɪts and stˈɑːts], [ b_aɪ f_ˈɪ_t_s__ a_n_d s_t_ˈɑː_t_s]
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Synonyms for By fits and starts:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective) • piecemeal (adjective)adv
• Other relevant words: (adverb)adv.
• all (adverb) • irregularly (adverb)- anyhow,
- periodically,
- spasmodically,
- Eccentrically,
- in snatches,
- infrequently,
- sporadically,
- now and again,
- unpunctually,
- uncommonly,
- slapdash,
- uncertainly,
- helter-skelter,
- out of sequence,
- by turns,
- jerkily,
- at intervals,
- disconnectedly,
- willy-nilly,
- unmethodically,
- haphazardly,
- unevenly,
- occasionally,
- off and on,
- any which way.
n.
• by fits and starts (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)Other synonyms:
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- partly.
- fragmental,
- by small degrees,
- haphazard,
- pell-mell,
- on an irregular basis,
- bolt,
- at times,
- randomly,
- slipshod,
- now and then,
- bit by bit,
- unequally,
- sloppy,
- at any rate,
- slap,
- bit-by-bit,
- once in a while,
- partial derivative,
- uneven,
- bang,
- off-and-on,
- smack,
- overtone,
- by inches,
- every which way,
- part,
- at random,
- partial tone,
- unsteadily,
- scratchy,
- indiscriminately,
- on occasion,
- stepwise,
- fitful,
- raggedly,
- in any event,
- unpredictably,
- in part,
- in any case,
- step-by-step,
- chaotic,
- from time to time,
- anyway,
- on and off,
- arbitrarily,
- spotted,
- fond,
- in small stages,
- patched,
- in stages.
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