What is another word for fitful?
498 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ fˈɪtfə͡l], [ fˈɪtfəl], [ f_ˈɪ_t_f_əl]
Fitful is an adjective that is used to describe something that occurs irregularly or inconsistently. Some synonyms for fitful include sporadic, intermittent, episodic, unsteady, and fluctuating. These words describe something that is not regular or constant, rather they suggest an unpredictable and inconsistent quality. Sporadic refers to something that suddenly appears and occurs irregularly, while intermittent describes something that stops and starts repeatedly. Episodic suggests something that occurs occasionally in separate stages, while unsteady refers to something that is not stable or constant. Lastly, fluctuating suggests that something is constantly changing or experiencing ups and downs. All of these synonyms are useful for describing something that is fitful, inconsistent, or uncertain.
Synonyms for Fitful:
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adj.
• capricious- Flitting ,
- Humorsome ,
- Vagarious ,
- YOYO ,
- any way the wind blows ,
- arbitrary ,
- changeful ,
- fanciful ,
- fleeting ,
- flighty ,
- fluctuating ,
- fly-by-night ,
- frivolous ,
- impulsive ,
- indecisive ,
- random ,
- scatterbrained ,
- vacillating ,
- volatile ,
- wayward ,
- whimsical ,
- yo-yo ,
- flaky ,
- mercurial ,
- mutable ,
- notional ,
- oddest ,
- quirky ,
- temperamental ,
- up and down .
- Designless ,
- asymmetric ,
- desultory ,
- eccentric ,
- inconstant ,
- irregular ,
- jerky ,
- nonuniform ,
- unmethodical ,
- unpunctual ,
- unrhythmical ,
- unsystematic ,
- fragmentary .
- bits and pieces ,
- fits and starts ,
- on-again-off-again ,
- spastic ,
- spurtive ,
- bits pieces ,
- fits starts ,
- more on again off again ,
- more on-again-off-again ,
- more spastic ,
- more spurtive ,
- most on again off again ,
- most on-again-off-again ,
- most spastic ,
- most spurtive .
- hanging by thread ,
- on thin ice ,
- touch and go ,
- unfixed ,
- up for grabs ,
- hanging by a thread ,
- unconfirmed .
- dis connected ,
- dis continuous ,
- dis ordered ,
- dis-connected ,
- dis-continuous ,
- dis-ordered ,
- in choate ,
- in coherent ,
- in cohesive ,
- in-choate ,
- in-coherent ,
- in-cohesive ,
- more incohesive ,
- most incohesive ,
- un connected ,
- un organized ,
- un-connected ,
- un-organized .
- dis jointed ,
- dis placed ,
- dis united ,
- dis-jointed ,
- dis-placed ,
- dis-united ,
- farout ,
- more disunited ,
- more out of it ,
- more out to lunch ,
- more out-of-it ,
- more out-to-lunch ,
- more split ,
- most disunited ,
- most out of it ,
- most out to lunch ,
- most out-of-it ,
- most out-to-lunch ,
- most split ,
- spacedout ,
- un attached ,
- un-attached .
- iffy ,
- in calculable ,
- in consistent ,
- in-calculable ,
- in-consistent ,
- meandering ,
- more directionless ,
- more fluctuant ,
- more oddball ,
- more undirected ,
- most directionless ,
- most fluctuant ,
- most undirected ,
- un directed ,
- un usual ,
- un-directed ,
- un-natural ,
- un-usual .
- dis consonant ,
- dis-consonant ,
- illogical ,
- in appropriate ,
- in apropos ,
- in apter ,
- in aptest ,
- in compatible ,
- in congruous ,
- in-appropriate ,
- in-apropos ,
- in-apter ,
- in-aptest ,
- in-compatible ,
- in-congruous ,
- mis matched ,
- mis-matched ,
- more disconsonant ,
- more inapropos ,
- more mismatched ,
- most disconsonant ,
- most inapropos ,
- most mismatched ,
- out keeping ,
- un availing ,
- un becoming ,
- un coordinated ,
- un related ,
- un suitable ,
- un suited ,
- un-availing ,
- un-balanced ,
- un-becoming ,
- un-coordinated ,
- un-intelligible ,
- un-related ,
- un-suitable ,
- un-suited .
- by bits pieces ,
- dis continuing ,
- dis-continuing ,
- epochal ,
- here there ,
- in frequent ,
- in-frequent ,
- more checked ,
- more discontinuing ,
- more epochal ,
- more iterant ,
- more periodical ,
- more punctuated ,
- more recurring ,
- more seasonal ,
- more stop and go ,
- more stop-and-go ,
- most checked ,
- most discontinuing ,
- most epochal ,
- most iterant ,
- most periodical ,
- most punctuated ,
- most recurring ,
- most seasonal ,
- most stop and go ,
- most stop-and-go ,
- on off ,
- re current ,
- re curring ,
- re-current ,
- re-curring ,
- stop and go .
- jolting ,
- lurching ,
- more convulsive ,
- more jolting ,
- more lurching ,
- more paroxysmal ,
- more twitching ,
- most convulsive ,
- most jolting ,
- most lurching ,
- most paroxysmal ,
- most twitching ,
- un controllable ,
- un-controllable .
- down dumps ,
- down mouth ,
- down the dumps ,
- down the mouth ,
- ill humored ,
- ill tempered ,
- ill-humored ,
- illhumored ,
- illtempered ,
- in huff ,
- introspective ,
- more ill humored ,
- more ill-humored ,
- more illhumored ,
- more moping ,
- more piqued ,
- more splenetic ,
- most ill humored ,
- most ill-humored ,
- most illhumored ,
- most moping ,
- most piqued ,
- most splenetic ,
- out sorts ,
- short tempered ,
- shorttempered ,
- splenetic .
- dis tressed ,
- dis-tressed ,
- ex citable ,
- ex-citable ,
- fidgety ,
- high strung ,
- highstrung ,
- more flustered ,
- more nervous ,
- more ruffled ,
- more spooked ,
- more unrestful ,
- most flustered ,
- most ruffled ,
- most spooked ,
- most unrestful ,
- taut ,
- un easier ,
- un easiest ,
- un easy ,
- un restful ,
- un strung ,
- un-easier ,
- un-easiest ,
- un-restful ,
- un-strung ,
- unstrung ,
- up tight ,
- up-set ,
- up-tight ,
- worried .
- bundle nerves ,
- ill ease ,
- more bustling ,
- more fidgeting ,
- more unpeaceful ,
- most bustling ,
- most fidgeting ,
- most unpeaceful ,
- tossing turning ,
- un peaceful ,
- un-peaceful .
- few ,
- more seldom ,
- more semioccasional ,
- more unfrequent ,
- most seldom ,
- most semioccasional ,
- most unfrequent ,
- semi occasional ,
- semi-occasional ,
- un common ,
- un commoner ,
- un commonest ,
- un frequent ,
- un-common ,
- un-commoner ,
- un-frequent .
- dis proportionate ,
- dis-proportionate ,
- ill matched ,
- illmatched ,
- more asperous ,
- more differing ,
- more ill matched ,
- more ill-matched ,
- more illmatched ,
- more nonsymmetrical ,
- more overbalanced ,
- more unlevel ,
- more unsymmetrical ,
- most asperous ,
- most differing ,
- most ill matched ,
- most ill-matched ,
- most illmatched ,
- most nonsymmetrical ,
- most overbalanced ,
- most unlevel ,
- most unsymmetrical ,
- non symmetrical ,
- non-symmetrical ,
- not parallel ,
- off-balance ,
- offbalance ,
- one sided ,
- onesided ,
- over balanced ,
- over-balanced ,
- overbalanced ,
- re maining ,
- scraggier ,
- un equal ,
- un even ,
- un fair ,
- un fairer ,
- un fairest ,
- un level ,
- un smooth ,
- un smoother ,
- un smoothest ,
- un symmetrical ,
- un-equal ,
- un-even ,
- un-fair ,
- un-fairer ,
- un-fairest ,
- un-level ,
- un-smooth ,
- un-smoother ,
- un-smoothest ,
- un-symmetrical ,
- unsmoother ,
- unsmoothest ,
- unsymmetrical .
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n.
• broken Other synonyms:
- periodical .
- occasional .
- on again .
Other relevant words:
- Asperous ,
- Fluctuant ,
- Iterant ,
- Out of keeping ,
- Supererogative ,
- Unequable ,
- Unfrequent ,
- bundle of nerves ,
- by bits and pieces ,
- capricious ,
- changeable ,
- convulsive ,
- directionless ,
- disconsonant ,
- disjointed ,
- down in dumps ,
- down in mouth ,
- down in the dumps ,
- erratic ,
- every other ,
- fickle ,
- here and there ,
- hot and cold ,
- ill-matched ,
- in a huff ,
- in doldrums ,
- in the doldrums ,
- inapropos ,
- incohesive ,
- incongruent ,
- incongruous ,
- intermittent ,
- mismatched ,
- moody ,
- nervous ,
- nonsymmetrical ,
- not fixed ,
- not flat ,
- not level ,
- now then ,
- off balance ,
- out of it ,
- out-of-it ,
- out-to-lunch ,
- over-wrought ,
- paroxysmal ,
- patchy ,
- scraggiest ,
- scraggy ,
- seasonal ,
- semioccasional ,
- spasmodic ,
- sporadic ,
- stop-and-go ,
- strung out ,
- thriftless ,
- tossing and turning ,
- tottering ,
- uncertain ,
- undirected ,
- uneven ,
- unlevel ,
- unpeaceful ,
- unquiet ,
- unrestful ,
- unsmooth ,
- unstable ,
- up set ,
- variable ,
- wiggly .
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How to use "Fitful" in context?
Smiling faces and dance in time to the gentle rhythm of the waves crashing against the shore. This is the scene that greets visitors to the seashore. But not all beaches are created equal. Some boast beautiful sand that is smooth and black; while others are covered in coarse, rocky sand. The type of sand also has a big impact on how comfortable someone will be while walking or running on it. Smooth sand is better for jogging or walking, as there is less drag. However, rougher sand is better for sprinting or playing football because the surface is more gripping.
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