Synonyms of fitful
15 similar words · 35 opposite words
Another word for fitful is stop-start. Other synonyms of fitful are intermittent, broken, spasmodic, capricious and changing. The opposite of fitful is never-ending.
Synonyms and similar words for fitful
adjectiveCharacterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent...
- capriciousImpulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
- changeable
- changingChange; alteration.
- erratic
- shifting
- spasmodicIntermittent or fitful; occurring in abrupt bursts.
- snatchy
- brokenInterrupted; not continuous.
- ragged
- catchy
- discontinuous
- intermissiveHaving temporary cessations; not continual; intermittent.
- intermittentStopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
- patchy
- stop-startIntermittent; starting and stopping with regularity.
Opposite of fitful
adjectiveCharacterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent...
- unfitfulNot fitful.
- amaranthine
- solid
- ceaseless
- constant
- continual
- continuous
- dreich Scotland
- endless
- eternal
- everlasting
- extended
- incessantWithout pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
- incessive
- infinite
- never-endingHaving no end or being endless.
- nonstop
- ongoing
- perpetual
- persistent
- relentless
- steady
- still
- termless
- unbroken
- unceasingContinuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping.
- unendingNot ending; having no end; eternal.
- uninterruptedContinuing with no interruption.
- unremittingIncessant; never slackening.
- lasting
- permanent
- successive
- uniform
- continuate obsolete
- unintermitted datedNot intermitted; uninterrupted, ceaseless.
Meaning of fitful
- adjective Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).
- adjective Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.
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Questions about synonyms of fitful
- What is another word for fitful?
- Fitful has 15 synonyms on Word.ws, such as stop-start, intermittent, broken, spasmodic, capricious and changing.
- What is the opposite of fitful?
- The opposite of fitful is never-ending. Other antonyms of fitful are uninterrupted, incessant, unending and still.
- What does fitful mean?
- Fitful means characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).
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