What is another word for fits and starts?
Pronunciation:
[ fˈɪts and stˈɑːts], [ fˈɪts and stˈɑːts], [ f_ˈɪ_t_s a_n_d s_t_ˈɑː_t_s]
Synonyms for Fits and starts:
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adj.
• spasmodic- bits and pieces ,
- convulsive ,
- on-again-off-again ,
- spastic ,
- spurtive ,
- changeable ,
- choppy ,
- fitful ,
- intermittent ,
- irregular ,
- jerky ,
- periodic ,
- shaky ,
- spotty ,
- uncertain .
- accidental ,
- any which way ,
- blind ,
- capricious ,
- careless ,
- casual ,
- chance ,
- desultory ,
- drifting ,
- erratic ,
- fanciful ,
- fickle ,
- fortuitous ,
- frivolous ,
- haphazard ,
- heedless ,
- hit-or-miss ,
- indecisive ,
- indiscriminate ,
- irresolute ,
- pointless ,
- purposeless ,
- random ,
- shiftless ,
- stray ,
- thoughtless ,
- unavailing ,
- unplanned ,
- unpredictable ,
- vagrant ,
- wandering ,
- wanton .
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n.
• act Other relevant words:
- Brokenness ,
- Desultoriness ,
- Spasms ,
- Spottiness ,
- ague ,
- aimless ,
- arrhythmia ,
- bumpiness ,
- capriciousness ,
- chattering ,
- choppiness ,
- chorea ,
- cold shivers ,
- disconnectedness ,
- discontinuity ,
- eccentricity ,
- fibrillation ,
- fitfulness ,
- fluctuation ,
- inconstancy ,
- intermittence ,
- irregularity ,
- jactation ,
- jactitation ,
- jerkiness ,
- nonuniformity ,
- palsy ,
- patchiness ,
- quaking ,
- quavering ,
- quivering ,
- roughness ,
- shakes ,
- shaking ,
- shivering ,
- shivers ,
- shuddering ,
- spasm ,
- spasmodic ,
- spasticity ,
- sporadic ,
- stagger ,
- succussion ,
- trembling ,
- tremulousness ,
- uncertainty ,
- unevenness ,
- unpredictability ,
- unsteadiness ,
- variability ,
- vibration ,
- whimsicality ,
- wobble .
How to use "Fits and starts" in context?
I've been thinking about this a lot, and I think it's time for me to start documenting my "fits and starts." When I first decided to start writing again, I was very excited. I was all set to start publishing new pieces as soon as possible. But then I hit a few snags. I started out with a couple of submissions that dropped due to lack of response, and then another submission that I received but never received a reply to. The whole process has been a bit frustrating and I'm not sure if it's because I'm not good enough or if the content isn't good enough.
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