FITFUL Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: How does the adjective 'fitful' contrast with its synonyms?

The words convulsive and spasmodic are common synonyms of fitful . While all three words mean "lacking steadiness or regularity in movement," fitful implies intermittence, a succession of starts and stops or risings and fallings. // fitful sleep

Q: Where would 'convulsive' be a reasonable alternative to 'fitful'?

Although the words convulsive and fitful have much in common, convulsive suggests the breaking of regularity or quiet by uncontrolled movement. // convulsive shocks

Q: How do 'spasmodic' and 'fitful' relate to one another?

Spasmodic adds to fitful the implication of rapid or violent activity alternating with inactivity. // spasmodic growth

fitful

adjective

ˈfit-fəl

Definition of fitful next

as in sporadic

lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence a night of fitful sleep did not leave me feeling well rested the next morning

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How does the adjective fitful contrast with its synonyms?

The words convulsive and spasmodic are common synonyms of fitful. While all three words mean "lacking steadiness or regularity in movement," fitful implies intermittence, a succession of starts and stops or risings and fallings.

fitful sleep

Where would convulsive be a reasonable alternative to fitful?

Although the words convulsive and fitful have much in common, convulsive suggests the breaking of regularity or quiet by uncontrolled movement.

convulsive shocks

How do spasmodic and fitful relate to one another?

Spasmodic adds to fitful the implication of rapid or violent activity alternating with inactivity.

spasmodic growth

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Recent Examples of fitful The possible fundraising move comes amid a fitful year for Boeing marked by a quality crisis, a CEO shake-up and now a crippling strike. —

Nathan Bomey, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024 Regardless, his priorities lay elsewhere, in dealing with the Great Recession and winding down the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and throughout his first term, Latin America received only fitful attention. —

Michael Reid, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2015 The film shot in three weeks in a cramped New York apartment, with fitful breaks when Lyonne smokes dope in the yard. —

Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024 This flurry of visits and meetings was refreshing after the Trump administration’s fitful and reluctant engagement with Southeast Asia. —

Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 11 May 2022 See all Example Sentences for fitful

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Haze — a cousin of drum legend Buddy Rich — went on to appear in Corman’s 1963 films The Terror and X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes and would have sporadic film and TV roles culminating with the 2010 gangland drama feature Nobody Smiling.

Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Popular on Variety As for adult viewers, they may be engrossed during the sporadic stretches of middling suspense, and impressed by the striking cinematography of Idan Menin, which greatly enhances the movie’s overall impact.

Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024