Definition for Convulsive:

• Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms; characterized by convulsions; convulsionary.

Synonyms for Convulsive:

• adj.

  •agitated (adjective)
  • nervous,
  • quavering,
  • shaken,
  • feverish,
  • perturbed,
  • writhing,
  • jittery,
  • distraught,
  • fluttered,
  • shivering,
  • trembling,
  • restless,
  • shaking,
  • Jarred,
  • disturbed,
  • uneasy,
  • quaking,
  • quivering,
  • skittish,
  • erratic,
  • upset,
  • wobbling,
  • troubled,
  • palpitating,
  • jumpy,
  • twitchy,
  • shuddering,
  • agitated,
  • unquiet,
  • Churned,
  • twitching,
  • disquieted.
  •all (adjective)
  • convulsive.
  •explosive (adjective)
  • forceful,
  • unstable,
  • touchy,
  • consequential,
  • frenzied,
  • vehement,
  • rampant,
  • ebullient,
  • overwrought,
  • wild,
  • uncontrollable,
  • fiery,
  • tense,
  • bursting,
  • charged,
  • stormy,
  • detonating,
  • meteoric,
  • Fulminating,
  • ugly,
  • impetuous.
  •frenzied (adjective)
  • excited,
  • maniacal,
  • frantic,
  • nuts,
  • frenetic,
  • mad,
  • delirious,
  • furious,
  • berserk,
  • distracted,
  • rabid.
  •hysterical (adjective)
  • maddened,
  • uproarious,
  • turbulent,
  • crazy,
  • neurotic,
  • worked up,
  • raving,
  • impassioned,
  • possessed,
  • Fuming,
  • unrestrained,
  • incensed,
  • tempestuous,
  • blazing,
  • crazed,
  • seething,
  • emotional,
  • passionate,
  • beside oneself,
  • uncontrolled,
  • panic-stricken.
  •spasmodic (adjective)
  • desultory,
  • periodic,
  • sporadic,
  • irregular,
  • uncertain,
  • fits and starts,
  • spotty,
  • spurtive,
  • bits and pieces,
  • on-again-off-again,
  • choppy,
  • intermittent,
  • changeable.

• n.

  •
  • heavy,
  • be all fingers and thumbs.
  •
  • hazardous,
  • injurious,
  • risky,
  • unsafe,
  • disastrous,
  • dangerous,
  • damaging,
  • perilous,
  • ruinous,
  • harmful.
  •convulsive (noun)
  • unsteady,
  • violent.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • clodhopper,
  • klutz,
  • flat-footed,
  • halting,
  • ungainly,
  • wooden,
  • doddering,
  • clumsy,
  • awkward,
  • accident-prone,
  • awkwardly,
  • uncoordinated,
  • stilted,
  • jarring,
  • butterfingers,
  • heavy-handed,
  • robotic.

Antonyms for Convulsive:

• adj.

  • explosive
    gentle, controlled, safe, laid-back, peaceful, moderate, calm, mild.
  • frenzied
    pleased, balanced, collected, happy, unexcited.
  • hysterical
    indifferent, cool, Unpassionate, reasonable, unenthusiastic, serene, apathetic, sane.
  • jerky
    fluid, smooth.
  • spasmodic
    uninterrupted, Resting.
  • Other antonyms:
    nonviolent, placid, steady, peaceable, unaggressive, undisturbed, tranquil, untroubled, unperturbed, unshaken, nonbelligerent, pacific, halcyon.

Convulsive Sentence Examples:

• One of these had been split through the middle by a recent earthquake: the right half, as we looked at it, dropping down eight or ten feet below the other, a splendid example of convulsive power.

• Burl saw the spider throw itself upon the cricket and saw the final, convulsive shudder of the insect as the spider's fangs pierced its tough armour.

Homophones for Convulsive:

• complexify, compulsive.