What is another word for convulsive?
1007 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kənvˈʌlsɪv], [ kənvˈʌlsɪv], [ k_ə_n_v_ˈʌ_l_s_ɪ_v]
When it comes to looking for synonyms for the word "convulsive", there are a few options available. Some of the most commonly used alternatives include twitching, spasmodic, involuntary, and jerking. Other options that could work include shaking, quivering, trembling, shuddering, and contorting. These synonyms can be used interchangeably in a variety of contexts, depending on the type of convulsion being referred to. Whether it's a seizure, muscle spasm, or emotional outburst, there are plenty of descriptive words that can help convey the intensity and unpredictability of convulsive movements. Ultimately, the choice of synonym will depend on the intended tone and overall context of the writing.
Synonyms for Convulsive:
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adj.
• agitated- Churned ,
- Jarred ,
- agitated ,
- disquieted ,
- distraught ,
- disturbed ,
- erratic ,
- feverish ,
- fluttered ,
- jerky ,
- jittery ,
- jumpy ,
- nervous ,
- palpitating ,
- perturbed ,
- quaking ,
- quavering ,
- quivering ,
- restless ,
- shaken ,
- shaking ,
- shivering ,
- shuddering ,
- skittish ,
- spastic ,
- trembling ,
- troubled ,
- twitching ,
- twitchy ,
- uneasy ,
- unquiet ,
- upset ,
- wobbling ,
- writhing .
- bits and pieces ,
- fits and starts ,
- on-again-off-again ,
- spurtive ,
- changeable ,
- choppy ,
- irregular ,
- periodic ,
- sporadic ,
- spotty ,
- uncertain .
- Fulminating ,
- charged ,
- consequential ,
- ebullient ,
- fiery ,
- forceful ,
- impetuous ,
- overwrought ,
- rampant ,
- tense ,
- touchy ,
- ugly ,
- uncontrollable ,
- unstable ,
- vehement ,
- wild .
Other synonyms:
- accident-prone ,
- awkward ,
- awkwardly ,
- butterfingers ,
- clodhopper ,
- clumsy ,
- doddering ,
- flat-footed ,
- halting ,
- heavy-handed ,
- hysterical ,
- jarring ,
- klutz ,
- robotic ,
- stilted ,
- uncoordinated ,
- ungainly ,
- wooden .
- heavy .
Other relevant words:
- absorb ,
- activated ,
- aerated ,
- aflutter ,
- agitate ,
- air current ,
- alternate ,
- amok ,
- amuck ,
- angered ,
- angry ,
- anserine ,
- antsy ,
- anxious ,
- approximate ,
- approximative ,
- ardent ,
- arduous ,
- around the bend ,
- aroused ,
- arrhythmic ,
- artificial ,
- atrocious ,
- attract ,
- attraction ,
- attractor ,
- atypical ,
- automatic ,
- automatonlike ,
- backbreaking ,
- backfire ,
- backlash ,
- bad ,
- balmy ,
- barbarian ,
- barbaric ,
- barmy ,
- baseless ,
- bats ,
- batty ,
- beat ,
- begin ,
- beginning ,
- big ,
- blab ,
- blabber ,
- black ,
- blasting ,
- blatant ,
- blaze ,
- blinding ,
- blister ,
- blistering ,
- boisterous ,
- bonkers ,
- bounce ,
- bouncing ,
- bound ,
- bowelless ,
- bowl over ,
- brainish ,
- brainsick ,
- breaking wind ,
- brogan ,
- brogue ,
- broken ,
- buck ,
- bug out ,
- buggy ,
- bulge ,
- bulge out ,
- bumbling ,
- bump around ,
- bunglesome ,
- bungling ,
- butterfingered ,
- cackle ,
- calamitous ,
- care ,
- careen ,
- cast ,
- cast aside ,
- cast away ,
- cast out ,
- catastrophic ,
- chaffer ,
- changeful ,
- chaotic ,
- chat ,
- chatoyant ,
- chattering ,
- chew the fat ,
- chill ,
- chilling ,
- chit-chat ,
- chitchat ,
- chuck ,
- chuck out ,
- churned-up ,
- chute ,
- clack ,
- clash ,
- claver ,
- clayey ,
- click ,
- climb up ,
- cloggy ,
- clout ,
- clunky ,
- collide ,
- come out ,
- commence ,
- commencement ,
- commit ,
- concern ,
- confab ,
- confabulate ,
- confidential information ,
- confused ,
- conspicuous ,
- contract ,
- contrived ,
- cower ,
- cracked ,
- crackers ,
- crawl ,
- creep ,
- crimson ,
- crippled ,
- crude ,
- cumbersome ,
- current of air ,
- curve ,
- cutthroat ,
- cyclonal ,
- cyclonical ,
- daft ,
- dancing ,
- dazzling ,
- deleterious ,
- delicate ,
- delineate ,
- demented ,
- demoniac ,
- demoniacal ,
- dense ,
- depart ,
- depict ,
- deplumate ,
- deplume ,
- derail ,
- deranged ,
- derangement ,
- describe ,
- despicable ,
- detrimental ,
- didder ,
- discard ,
- discomfit ,
- discompose ,
- disconcert ,
- disembowel ,
- disorder ,
- disordered ,
- displume ,
- dispose ,
- disruptive ,
- distrait ,
- distressed ,
- disturb ,
- disturbance ,
- doddery ,
- dopey ,
- dopy ,
- dork ,
- dotty ,
- drag ,
- drag on ,
- draw and quarter ,
- draw in ,
- draw off ,
- draw out ,
- draw play ,
- draw poker ,
- drawing card ,
- earth tremor ,
- earthquake ,
- edgy ,
- electric ,
- embark on ,
- embarrassing ,
- emphatic ,
- enceinte ,
- enraged ,
- escape from ,
- eventful ,
- eviscerate ,
- excite ,
- expectant ,
- extract ,
- exuberant ,
- fanatic ,
- fanatical ,
- fantastic ,
- fart ,
- farting ,
- fatal ,
- fateful ,
- fawn ,
- febrile ,
- feisty ,
- fervent ,
- fervid ,
- feverous ,
- fickle ,
- fidgetiness ,
- film ,
- first ,
- fit ,
- flaming ,
- flatfooted ,
- flatus ,
- fleshy ,
- flighty ,
- fling ,
- flip ,
- flitter ,
- flog ,
- fluid ,
- flustered ,
- flutter ,
- foolish ,
- fretful ,
- frightened ,
- frightful ,
- frisson ,
- fruity ,
- fulgent ,
- fumbling ,
- funk ,
- gabble ,
- gaga ,
- galvanising ,
- galvanizing ,
- game ,
- gawky ,
- get ,
- get down ,
- get going ,
- get out ,
- get-go ,
- gibber ,
- gimpy ,
- glaring ,
- glary ,
- glint ,
- go ,
- godforsaken ,
- gooselike ,
- goosey ,
- goosy ,
- gossip ,
- grating ,
- grave ,
- gravelly ,
- gravid ,
- great ,
- grievous ,
- groundless ,
- grovel ,
- grueling ,
- gruelling ,
- guerilla ,
- guerrilla ,
- guide ,
- half-baked ,
- half-crazed ,
- hallucinating ,
- halt ,
- ham-fisted ,
- ham-handed ,
- handclasp ,
- handless ,
- handshake ,
- handshaking ,
- hard ,
- harebrained ,
- harsh ,
- haul ,
- haulage ,
- haywire ,
- head start ,
- head-shrinker ,
- headache ,
- heavily ,
- hectic ,
- higgledy-piggledy ,
- high-risk ,
- high-spirited ,
- high-strung ,
- highly strung ,
- hilarious ,
- hint ,
- hitch ,
- hoist ,
- hokey ,
- hook ,
- hooking ,
- horrible ,
- horrifying ,
- hot and bothered ,
- hotheaded ,
- huffy ,
- hugger-mugger ,
- hurtful ,
- idle ,
- idle words ,
- igneous ,
- ill at ease ,
- ill-chosen ,
- imbibe ,
- impenetrable ,
- impulsive ,
- inapt ,
- incertain ,
- incompetent ,
- indignant ,
- indocile ,
- inept ,
- infuriated ,
- initiate ,
- insane ,
- insecure ,
- insurgent ,
- intemperate ,
- interest ,
- interrupted ,
- iridescent ,
- itchy ,
- jactitate ,
- jarful ,
- jaw ,
- jazz ,
- jerked meat ,
- joggle ,
- jolted ,
- jolty ,
- jounce ,
- jumbled ,
- jump off ,
- jump out ,
- jump-start ,
- jumping ,
- jumpstart ,
- keel ,
- kick ,
- kick back ,
- kickoff ,
- knock over ,
- kookie ,
- kooky ,
- labored ,
- laborious ,
- laboured ,
- lam ,
- lame ,
- large ,
- lash ,
- lather ,
- lead ,
- lead off ,
- leaden ,
- leaf ,
- leap out ,
- leaping ,
- left-handed ,
- life-threatening ,
- lift ,
- line ,
- live ,
- lively ,
- loco ,
- looney ,
- loony ,
- loopy ,
- lot ,
- lowering ,
- lumbering ,
- lunge ,
- machinelike ,
- madcap ,
- make ,
- maladjusted ,
- malarkey ,
- malarky ,
- maniac ,
- manic ,
- maunder ,
- maverick ,
- meander ,
- mental case ,
- mentally ill ,
- mercurial ,
- meteorologic ,
- meteorological ,
- microseism ,
- milk shake ,
- milkshake ,
- mop up ,
- motion picture ,
- motion-picture show ,
- move back ,
- movie ,
- moving picture ,
- moving-picture show ,
- mutable ,
- natter ,
- natural state ,
- negative ,
- nervy ,
- neural ,
- nip ,
- nose ,
- nothingness ,
- nutcase ,
- nutty ,
- obsessed ,
- occasional ,
- occupy ,
- off-and-on ,
- offset ,
- originate ,
- outraged ,
- outset ,
- overstretch ,
- overstrung ,
- overthrow ,
- overturn ,
- overturned ,
- overweight ,
- overzealous ,
- palaver ,
- palpitant ,
- panic-struck ,
- panicked ,
- panicky ,
- parachute ,
- parachuting ,
- parlous ,
- paroxysm ,
- part ,
- party whip ,
- pass ,
- pass over ,
- patched ,
- peppy ,
- perfervid ,
- periodical ,
- perpetrate ,
- perturbation ,
- phrenetic ,
- pic ,
- picture ,
- picture show ,
- piffle ,
- pinch ,
- pip ,
- pitch ,
- pitching ,
- planetary ,
- pluck ,
- ponderous ,
- pop ,
- pop out ,
- powerful ,
- prate ,
- prattle ,
- precarious ,
- prejudicial ,
- prejudicious ,
- profound ,
- protrude ,
- prowl ,
- psychiatrist ,
- psychoneurotic ,
- puff ,
- pugnacious ,
- pull back ,
- pull in ,
- pull out ,
- pull up ,
- pulling ,
- pulsate ,
- punishing ,
- put away ,
- quail ,
- quarter ,
- queasy ,
- quicksilver ,
- rack up ,
- rackety ,
- rampantly ,
- rasping ,
- raspy ,
- rattled ,
- raving mad ,
- ravingly ,
- reap ,
- rearing ,
- rebound ,
- recede ,
- red ,
- red-hot ,
- reduce ,
- reel ,
- rend ,
- repercussion ,
- resile ,
- resilient ,
- restive ,
- restlessness ,
- retire ,
- retract ,
- retreat ,
- reverberate ,
- rickety ,
- ricochet ,
- riff ,
- riffle ,
- riotous ,
- rip ,
- rip out ,
- rip-roaring ,
- rise ,
- rive ,
- robotlike ,
- rock ,
- rocky ,
- roiled ,
- roiling ,
- roily ,
- roll ,
- root for ,
- rough in ,
- rough out ,
- roughly ,
- roughshod ,
- round the bend ,
- ruffle ,
- run ,
- saltation ,
- savage ,
- scald ,
- scary ,
- scent ,
- scratch ,
- scratch line ,
- scratchy ,
- screaming ,
- screwball ,
- second ,
- seism ,
- senile ,
- serious ,
- set about ,
- set forth ,
- set off ,
- set out ,
- severe ,
- shake off ,
- shake up ,
- shakiness ,
- shamble ,
- shift ,
- shingle ,
- shock ,
- shoot the breeze ,
- shot ,
- showtime ,
- shrivel ,
- shrivel up ,
- shuddery ,
- shuffle ,
- shuffling ,
- sick ,
- skip ,
- skip over ,
- skunk ,
- sky ,
- slash ,
- slimy ,
- snap ,
- snarky ,
- soak up ,
- softheaded ,
- sonorous ,
- sop up ,
- sore ,
- sound ,
- spark ,
- speculative ,
- spicy ,
- spirited ,
- spooky ,
- spotted ,
- spring ,
- springy ,
- squeeze ,
- squinch ,
- stagger ,
- stand out ,
- standoff ,
- start out ,
- start up ,
- starting ,
- starting line ,
- starting signal ,
- starting time ,
- startle ,
- state of nature ,
- steer ,
- stick out ,
- sticky ,
- stimulate ,
- stir ,
- strain ,
- strap ,
- string ,
- stumble ,
- suck ,
- suck up ,
- sullen ,
- supercharged ,
- surly ,
- swag ,
- swage ,
- sway ,
- take a hop ,
- take in ,
- take off ,
- take out ,
- take up ,
- tattle ,
- tear ,
- tear out ,
- tearaway ,
- tearing ,
- temblor ,
- temperamental ,
- temporary ,
- tense up ,
- terpsichore ,
- terrified ,
- thin-skinned ,
- thrash ,
- thrash about ,
- thread ,
- threatening ,
- thresh ,
- thresh about ,
- thrill ,
- throb ,
- throw away ,
- throw off ,
- throw out ,
- thumb ,
- ticklish ,
- tie ,
- tingle ,
- tip ,
- tip over ,
- tittle-tattle ,
- toilsome ,
- topsy-turvy ,
- torrid ,
- toss away ,
- toss out ,
- touch-and-go ,
- trace ,
- tremble ,
- trigger-happy ,
- trill ,
- trip the light fantastic ,
- trip the light fantastic toe ,
- trouble ,
- trounce ,
- tug ,
- tump over ,
- turmoil ,
- turn over ,
- turnover ,
- twaddle ,
- tweet ,
- twine ,
- twinge ,
- twist ,
- umbrageous ,
- unbalanced ,
- uncivilised ,
- uncivilized ,
- uncorrectable ,
- uncut ,
- unenviable ,
- uneven ,
- unfirm ,
- unfounded ,
- ungovernable ,
- ungratified ,
- unhinged ,
- unmanageable ,
- unorthodox ,
- unpredictable ,
- unruly ,
- unsatisfied ,
- unsealed ,
- unsettled ,
- unsmooth ,
- unsound ,
- unsure ,
- untamed ,
- untune ,
- unwarranted ,
- unwieldy ,
- unworthy ,
- upheaval ,
- uptight ,
- upturned ,
- vellication ,
- vex ,
- vexation ,
- vibration ,
- vile ,
- visit ,
- volatile ,
- voltaic ,
- wacky ,
- wag ,
- waggle ,
- wakeless ,
- wander ,
- wandering ,
- waste ,
- waver ,
- weave ,
- weighed down ,
- weighty ,
- weirdo ,
- welt ,
- whacky ,
- whiplash ,
- whisk ,
- wiggle ,
- wiggly ,
- wilderness ,
- wince ,
- wind instrument ,
- wind up ,
- winding ,
- with child ,
- withdraw ,
- wither ,
- wobbly ,
- wonky ,
- work shoe ,
- worm ,
- worried ,
- worst ,
- worthless ,
- wrap ,
- wreathe ,
- wrench ,
- wrestle ,
- wretched ,
- wriggling ,
- wriggly ,
- writhe ,
- yack ,
- yak ,
- yakety-yak ,
- yank ,
- zippy .
- Convulsionary ,
- Giddy-paced ,
- Saltatory ,
- Spasmodical ,
- Subsultory ,
- bang-bang ,
- blood-and-guts ,
- bursting ,
- cataclysmal ,
- cataclysmic ,
- cyclonic ,
- desultory ,
- detonating ,
- disorderly ,
- drag out ,
- explosive ,
- ferocious ,
- fidgety ,
- fierce ,
- fitful ,
- frenzied ,
- furious ,
- galvanic ,
- hammer and tongs ,
- hot ,
- hysteric ,
- intermittent ,
- jerking ,
- knock-down ,
- meteoric ,
- orgasmic ,
- paroxysmal ,
- rabid ,
- raging ,
- rough ,
- sardonic ,
- shaky ,
- shambling ,
- spasmodic ,
- stormy ,
- sudden ,
- tempestuous ,
- tremulous ,
- tumultuous ,
- turbulent ,
- unsteady ,
- upheaving ,
- violent ,
- volcanic ,
- wind .
- Corybantic ,
- at the boiling point ,
- carried away ,
- detonative ,
- eruptive ,
- fulminant ,
- in a fit ,
- over-wrought ,
- irrepressible ,
- jolting ,
- lurching ,
- unnerved .
- aquiver ,
- chatter ,
- convulse ,
- convulsion ,
- cringe ,
- dance ,
- draw ,
- draw back ,
- fidget ,
- flail ,
- flick ,
- flicker ,
- flinch ,
- jar ,
- jerk ,
- jig ,
- jiggle ,
- jolt ,
- judder ,
- jump ,
- leap ,
- lurch ,
- palpitate ,
- palpitation ,
- pull ,
- pull away ,
- quake ,
- quiver ,
- recoil ,
- shake ,
- shiver ,
- shivery ,
- shrink ,
- shudder ,
- squirm ,
- start ,
- toss ,
- tremor ,
- twitch ,
- whip ,
- worry ,
- wriggle .
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How to use "Convulsive" in context?
What is convulsive?
Convulsive disorders are a group of serious mental disorders that cause uncontrolled, often uncontrollable seizures. Convulsive disorders can involve any part of the brain, but they most often affect the brain's central nervous system (CNS).
The seizures that occur in convulsive disorders can be either focal or generalized. Focal seizures involve one area of the brain and generalized seizures involve the entire brain.
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