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]

Similar words for by fits and starts:

• other relevant words (adjective)
• piecemeal (adjective)
• other relevant words (adverb)
• all (adverb)
• irregularly (adverb)
• by fits and starts (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• other synonyms
• inarticulately
• other relevant words
• other relevant words (noun)

Synonyms for By fits and starts:

• adj.

  • Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • piecemeal.
  • piecemeal (adjective)
  • fragmentary,
  • step by step,
  • interrupted,
  • intermittent,
  • little by little,
  • by degrees,
  • partially,
  • gradually,
  • gradual,
  • patchy,
  • spotty,
  • partial.

• adv

  • Other relevant words: (adverb)
  • irregularly.

• adv.

  • all (adverb)
  • by fits and starts.
  • 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)
  • with many interruptions.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • falteringly,
  • fitfully,
  • erratically,
  • intermittently,
  • haltingly.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • partly.
  • inarticulately
  • incoherently.
  • Other relevant words:
  • 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.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • Skippingly,
  • in spots,
  • per saltum,
  • by fits,
  • by snatches,
  • by jerks,
  • by catches,
  • by skips.