spasmodic
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Synonyms & Antonyms for spasmodic
Synonyms
aperiodic, casual, catchy, choppy, discontinuous, episodic (also episodical), erratic, fitful, intermittent, irregular, occasional, spastic, sporadic, spotty, unsteady
Antonyms
constant, continuous, habitual, periodic, regular, repeated, steady
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Noise, yes, lots of it, but mostly motion as we are thrown left and right against our straps in spasmodic little jerks. — William Harwood, CBS News, "50 years later, Apollo 11's "one giant leap" remains a defining moment in human history," 14 July 2019 In the Hudson and other American waters, the fishery for Atlantic sturgeon has seen spasmodic waves of depredation, particularly during a caviar craze in the late nineteenth century and then several more times in the 20th century. — Andrew Revkin, National Geographic, "14-foot fish spotted in river, giving hope to vanished giant’s return," 7 Mar. 2019 When one of the furry forms tips over without breaking stride, the men burst into spasmodic giggles. — Sarah Medford, WSJ, "A Furniture Collaboration That’s Irresistible," 4 Dec. 2018 With 600 Nm of instant torque on tap, the I.D. R accelerates like a Formula One car, from 0 to 62 mph in a spasmodic 2.25 seconds. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "Volkswagen’s All-Electric Effort to Climb Out of Its P.R. Hole," 4 July 2018 Getting me to this spasmodic state is, of course, a troll’s sole purpose. — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, "Scrolling, Rickrolling, and Trolling," 12 Mar. 2018 As a consequence, fragmentary and spasmodic reforms have failed to reach down to the profoundest needs of the poor. — Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, "Martin Luther King Jr. on the problem with ‘so-called educated people’," 15 Jan. 2018 The Democratic party’s 1904 platform included this rebuke: The existing Republican administration has been spasmodic, erratic, sensational, spectacular, and arbitrary. — Jay Cost, National Review, "Is the Presidency Driving Us Nuts?," 8 Jan. 2018 Another possibility was spasmodic dysphonia, a condition in which spasms of the vocal cords affect speech. — Manuel Roig-franzia, Washington Post, "He was the ‘Golden Throat’ of Cox Radio. Until the day he woke up and couldn’t speak.," 18 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spasmodic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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