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convulsive

adjective

kən-ˈvəl-siv How to pronounce convulsive (audio)

as inturbulent

marked by sudden or violent disturbancethe assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the mostconvulsive events of the 1960s

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as inviolent

marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activityafter a day ofconvulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 points

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How does the adjectiveconvulsive contrast with its synonyms?

The wordsfitful andspasmodic are common synonyms ofconvulsive. While all three words mean "lacking steadiness or regularity in movement,"convulsive suggests the breaking of regularity or quiet by uncontrolled movement.

convulsive shocks

Where wouldfitful be a reasonable alternative toconvulsive?

Although the wordsfitful andconvulsive have much in common,fitful implies intermittence, a succession of starts and stops or risings and fallings.

fitful sleep

How dospasmodic andfitful relate to one another, in the sense ofconvulsive?

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

spasmodic growth

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Recent Examples ofconvulsivePatel’s past proposals, if carried out, would lead toconvulsivechange for an agency tasked not only with investigating violations of federal law but also protecting the country from terrorist attacks, foreign espionage and other threats.—

Eric Tucker and Alan Suderman,Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024Coming at the end of aconvulsivefinal day in Baku, Azerbaijan, the conclusion of the Conference of the Parties was greeted by applause.—

Antonio Piemontese,WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024Americans are sleepwalking towardconvulsivepain, a consequence of decades of easy money policies to prevent minor pains.—

George F. Will,Washington Post, 21 June 2024In the 1890s, amid theconvulsivechanges of the industrial era and an upsurge in labor conflict and farmers’ political organizing, nearly four million African Americans were stripped of their voting rights.—

Suzanne Mettler,Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2020See All Example Sentences forconvulsive

Recent Examples of Synonyms forconvulsive

Adjective

Keep in mind, substantial wealth can be created in the market by those who maintain a composed and strategic approach duringturbulenttimes.
— Trefis Team,Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The film spans two decades of a country in profound transformation with a new perspective into contemporary China and individual experience amidturbulentchange.
— Jill Goldsmith,Deadline, 9 May 2025

Definition ofturbulent

Adjective

Children are being exposed to an unprecedented amount of online pornography, much of which isviolentand misogynistic.
— Brittney Melton,NPR, 2 May 2025
However, the Salvadoran national was living in the U.S. illegally and is suspected of being a member of the notoriouslyviolentgang MS-13.
— Rachel Wolf,FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025

Definition ofviolent

Adjective

The crisis is in plain view and the wind isferocious.
— Mark A. Cohen,Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
His Hozier cover was at turns strategic and nuanced, then unleashed andferocious.
— Charlie Mason,TVLine, 5 May 2025

Definition offerocious

Adjective

The old model offierceindependence is a luxury many can't afford during this transition.
— AllBusiness,Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Tehran claims its program is peaceful but has threatenedfierceretaliation and a possible withdrawal from the nonproliferation treaty if its nuclear sites are attacked.
— Samantha-Jo Roth,The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2025

Definition offierce

Adjective

Trump’s second administration has opened with afuriousblitz of conservative policy focused around deportations, deep cuts to federal agencies and tariffs.
— Zac Anderson,USA Today, 1 May 2025
The shipyard has been hiring at afuriouspace – 5,300 in 2023, 4,100 in 2024, and another 3,000 projected this year – to meet the Navy’s production schedule.
— Edmund H. Mahony,Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025

Definition offurious

Adjective

Remember, the ground is its most fertile and luscious right after avolcaniceruption.
— Meghan Rose,Glamour, 1 May 2025
During Juno's flyby of Io on Dec. 27, 2024, the spacecraft spotted what has turned out to be the most energeticvolcaniceruption ever recorded on Io.
— Keith Cooper,Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025

Definition ofvolcanic

Adjective

None of this — the Netflix exposé painting her childhood as hellish and her adolescence as haunted by the specter of a controlling, manipulative mother; therabidbacklash to it and endless coverage of it — is pushing Piper off social media.
— Fortesa Latifi,Rolling Stone, 1 May 2025
South Florida israbidfor the Panthers, and why not?
— Josh Yohe,New York Times, 1 May 2025