Synonyms for convulse

Most common

shake · thrash · agitate · perturb

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.

Related words

Word family

convulsion convulsive

Forms

Past participle

convulsed
e.g. convulsed → shaken, agitated, disturbed, perturbed…

Example sentences

• shake New GATT resolutions could create a real shake-up.
• thrash If we don't get home now, your dad will thrash you!
• agitate Now is not the time to agitate the hornet's nest.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

toss¹

5 letters

shake¹, slash¹

6 letters

thrash¹, thresh¹

7 letters

disturb², agitate³, perturb²

8 letters

distract²

9 letters

jactitate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (disturb² = 2 syllables).