What is another word for spasm?
602 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ spˈazəm], [ spˈazəm], [ s_p_ˈa_z_ə_m]
Spasm is a sudden and involuntary contraction of a muscle or a group of muscles that can cause pain and discomfort. However, there are several synonyms for the word spasm, including convulsion, cramp, twitch, jerk, contraction, and fit. While convulsion refers to a severe spasm that involves the entire body and can be a symptom of a neurological disorder, a cramp is a localized spasm that affects a specific muscle. Twitch and jerk are weaker forms of spasms, while contraction and fit refer to more severe and prolonged muscle contractions. Regardless of the term used, experiencing a spasm can be uncomfortable, but it is usually a harmless and temporary condition.
Synonyms for Spasm:
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n.
• ache • act • attack- aggression ,
- assault ,
- barrage ,
- battle ,
- bloodshed ,
- bombardment ,
- charge ,
- combat ,
- fight ,
- foray ,
- furor ,
- fury ,
- invasion ,
- offense ,
- onslaught ,
- raid ,
- riot ,
- siege ,
- storm ,
- strike ,
- thrust ,
- tirade ,
- war ,
- warfare .
- Sickliness ,
- affection ,
- ague ,
- ailment ,
- apoplexy ,
- breakdown ,
- bug ,
- collapse ,
- complaint ,
- complication ,
- condition ,
- curse ,
- debility ,
- decrepitude ,
- disability ,
- disease ,
- disorder ,
- fever ,
- feverishness ,
- handicap ,
- indisposition ,
- infection ,
- infirmity ,
- malady ,
- nausea ,
- pestilence ,
- queasiness ,
- sickness ,
- syndrome ,
- unhealthiness ,
- virus .
- big scenes ,
- big stinks ,
- dis arrangement ,
- dis arrangements ,
- dis order ,
- dis orders ,
- dis traction ,
- dis tractions ,
- dis-arrangement ,
- dis-arrangements ,
- dis-order ,
- dis-orders ,
- dis-traction ,
- dis-tractions ,
- ex plosion ,
- ex plosions ,
- ex-plosion ,
- ex-plosions ,
- up rising ,
- up risings ,
- up-rising ,
- up-risings ,
- up-roar ,
- up-roars .
- blow a fuses ,
- blow cork ,
- blow corks ,
- blow fuse ,
- blow fuses ,
- blow one cork ,
- blow one corks ,
- blow one stack ,
- blow one stacks ,
- blow one top ,
- blow one tops ,
- blow one's corks ,
- blow one's stacks ,
- blow one's tops ,
- blow ones cork ,
- blow ones corks ,
- blow ones stack ,
- blow ones stacks ,
- blow ones top ,
- blow ones tops ,
- blow stack ,
- blow stacks ,
- blow top ,
- blow tops ,
- dis temper ,
- dis tempers ,
- dis-temper ,
- dis-tempers ,
- flip lid ,
- flip lids ,
- flip one lid ,
- flip one lids ,
- flip one's lids ,
- flip ones lid ,
- flip ones lids ,
- free for all ,
- hell broke looses ,
- in sanities ,
- in sanity ,
- in-sanities ,
- in-sanity .
- be ginning ,
- be-ginning ,
- burstings ,
- dis charge ,
- dis charges ,
- dis-charge ,
- dis-charges ,
- flareup ,
- out break ,
- out breaks ,
- out pouring ,
- out-break ,
- out-breaks ,
- out-pouring ,
- re volutions ,
- re-volution ,
- re-volutions ,
- sunderings .
- Back Ache ,
- Migraine ,
- affliction ,
- agony ,
- anguish ,
- bite ,
- bruise ,
- burn ,
- chafing ,
- crick ,
- discomfort ,
- distress ,
- earache ,
- grief ,
- gripe ,
- headache ,
- hurt ,
- inflammation ,
- infliction ,
- injury ,
- irritation ,
- malaise ,
- misery ,
- painfulness ,
- rack ,
- smarting ,
- sore ,
- stab ,
- sting ,
- stitch ,
- suffering ,
- throb ,
- throe ,
- torment ,
- torture ,
- wound ,
- wrench .
- ferocities ,
- hysteric ,
- ravings ,
- up set ,
- wrath .
Other synonyms:
- cartilaginous ,
- effusion ,
- flicker ,
- flurry ,
- flush ,
- frisson ,
- groundswell ,
- impulsion ,
- lurch ,
- overstretched ,
- spasmodic ,
- tantrum .
- stretch .
- stir .
- smooth .
- flash .
Other relevant words:
- Abdominal Epilepsy ,
- Akinetic Epilepsy ,
- Bouleversement ,
- Chills ,
- Convulsions ,
- Cramps ,
- Cursive Epilepsy ,
- Diarrhea ,
- Ebullition ,
- Ephialtes ,
- Epilepsia Major ,
- Epilepsia Minor ,
- Epitasis ,
- Fainting ,
- Girdle Pain ,
- Gnawing ,
- Griping ,
- Hiccups ,
- Hyperkinesis ,
- Low Blood Pressure ,
- Muscle Cramp ,
- Musicogenic Epilepsy ,
- Rotatoria ,
- Shog ,
- Spasms ,
- Transilience ,
- Welling ,
- abscess ,
- access ,
- aching ,
- acquired epilepsy ,
- act up ,
- activated epilepsy ,
- acute pain ,
- ado ,
- affect epilepsy ,
- agitate ,
- agitation ,
- amok ,
- anaemia ,
- anemia ,
- ankylosis ,
- anoxia ,
- aphrodisia ,
- apnea ,
- arrest ,
- asphyxiation ,
- asthma ,
- ataxia ,
- atrophy ,
- autonomic epilepsy ,
- backache ,
- blaze ,
- bleeding ,
- blockade ,
- blockage ,
- bloodless revolution ,
- blow ,
- blow up ,
- boring pain ,
- bother ,
- botheration ,
- bout ,
- breakup ,
- brute force ,
- bumpiness ,
- burst ,
- bustle ,
- cachexia ,
- cachexy ,
- cardiac epilepsy ,
- cataclysm ,
- catalepsy ,
- catastrophe ,
- chaos ,
- chill ,
- chorea ,
- clean slate ,
- clean sweep ,
- climax ,
- clonic spasm ,
- clonus ,
- cold shivers ,
- colic ,
- commotion ,
- constipation ,
- contraction ,
- convulse ,
- convulsion ,
- cortical epilepsy ,
- coughing ,
- counterrevolution ,
- coup de main ,
- cramp iron ,
- cut ,
- cyanosis ,
- cyclone ,
- darting pain ,
- debacle ,
- diastrophism ,
- disaster ,
- discard ,
- dispose ,
- dizziness ,
- dolor ,
- dropsy ,
- drub ,
- dysentery ,
- dyspepsia ,
- dyspnea ,
- earthquake ,
- eclampsia ,
- edema ,
- effluence ,
- efflux ,
- emaciation ,
- epilepsia ,
- epilepsia gravior ,
- epilepsia mitior ,
- epilepsy ,
- eruption ,
- exacerbation ,
- exasperation ,
- explosion ,
- fatigue ,
- ferment ,
- ferocity ,
- fibrillation ,
- fidgetiness ,
- fits and starts ,
- flap ,
- flare ,
- flare-up ,
- flog ,
- flood ,
- fluster ,
- flutter ,
- flux ,
- focal epilepsy ,
- force ,
- fulmination ,
- fuss ,
- fussiness ,
- gale ,
- grand mal ,
- grip ,
- growth ,
- gust ,
- heaves ,
- hemorrhage ,
- hiccup ,
- high blood pressure ,
- hitch ,
- hubbub ,
- hullabaloo ,
- hurricane ,
- hydrops ,
- hypertension ,
- hypotension ,
- hysterical epilepsy ,
- hysterics ,
- icterus ,
- ictus ,
- indigestion ,
- insomnia ,
- irregularity ,
- irruption ,
- itching ,
- jactation ,
- jactitation ,
- jaundice ,
- jerk ,
- jerkiness ,
- jump ,
- kink ,
- laryngospasm ,
- laughing jag ,
- leap ,
- lesion ,
- lick ,
- lockjaw ,
- lumbago ,
- maelstrom ,
- malignity ,
- marasmus ,
- muscle spasm ,
- muscular contraction ,
- necrosis ,
- nightmare ,
- nip ,
- occlusion ,
- orgasm ,
- outburst ,
- outflow ,
- outpouring ,
- outrage ,
- overthrow ,
- overturn ,
- paddy ,
- palace revolution ,
- palpitation ,
- palsy ,
- panic attack ,
- paralysis ,
- passion ,
- petit mal ,
- pinch ,
- plunge ,
- pother ,
- prick ,
- pruritus ,
- psychomotor epilepsy ,
- quake ,
- quaking ,
- quaver ,
- quavering ,
- quiver ,
- quivering ,
- radical change ,
- rash ,
- rattle ,
- recoil ,
- reflex epilepsy ,
- restlessness ,
- revolt ,
- revolution ,
- revolutionary war ,
- revulsion ,
- rheum ,
- sclerosis ,
- scramble ,
- seizure ,
- sensory epilepsy ,
- severity ,
- shake ,
- shakes ,
- shaking ,
- sharp pain ,
- shiver ,
- shivering ,
- shivers ,
- shock ,
- shoot ,
- shooting ,
- shooting pain ,
- shudder ,
- shuddering ,
- skin eruption ,
- slam ,
- sneezing ,
- sore spot ,
- soreness ,
- start ,
- stew ,
- stoppage ,
- stress ,
- stroke ,
- struggle ,
- subversion ,
- succussion ,
- sweat ,
- swirl ,
- tabes ,
- tabula rasa ,
- tachycardia ,
- technological revolution ,
- temblor ,
- tempest ,
- tender spot ,
- tetanus ,
- tetany ,
- thrash ,
- thresh ,
- throes ,
- thromboembolism ,
- thrombosis ,
- tic ,
- tidal wave ,
- to-do ,
- tonic epilepsy ,
- tonic spasm ,
- tormen ,
- tornado ,
- total change ,
- traumatic epilepsy ,
- tremble ,
- trembling ,
- tremulousness ,
- trismus ,
- trounce ,
- tsunami ,
- tumor ,
- tumour ,
- tumult ,
- turmoil ,
- tweak ,
- unquiet ,
- upheaval ,
- upset ,
- upset stomach ,
- upsurge ,
- upwelling ,
- vertigo ,
- vibration ,
- visitation ,
- vomiting ,
- vortex ,
- wasting ,
- wax ,
- whirl ,
- whirlwind ,
- yank .
- TODO ,
- ache ,
- attack ,
- big scene ,
- big stink ,
- blow a fuse ,
- blow one's cork ,
- blow one's top ,
- constriction ,
- ebullitions ,
- epileptic attack ,
- event ,
- fisticuffs ,
- flare up ,
- flip one's lid ,
- frenzy ,
- gushings ,
- hell broke loose ,
- illness ,
- molestation ,
- molestations ,
- mutiny ,
- outbreak ,
- pain ,
- painful condition ,
- pang ,
- poundings ,
- rendings ,
- sortie ,
- spate ,
- stink ,
- symptom ,
- to do ,
- torrents ,
- uprising ,
- violence ,
- wingding ,
- wingdings .
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How to use "Spasm" in context?
What is a spasm?
A spasm is a brief, involuntary contractions of a muscle. They can be caused by a number of things, such as pain, stress, excitement, or trauma.
Spasms can be a nuisance, but they can also have serious consequences. For example, a spasm in the hip can cause a fracture, a spasm in the neck can cause a trap point and strangulation, and a spasm in the stomach can cause a bowel obstruction.
Fortunately, most spasms are self-limited and go away on their own.
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Noun, singular or mass
twitch.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Spasm:
n.
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act
constriction.
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act
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