Synonyms for saccade

Most common

jerk · jerking · jolt

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. (Often described as a jerky movement, but this word denotes all such quick eye movements, which happen continually, not just exaggerated or weird ones, and not nystagmus.)

Forms

Plural

saccades → jerkings, jerks, jolts…

Example sentences

• jerk Don't let the misinformation spreading jerk speak.
• jerking That scene was so tear-jerking I couldn't stop crying.
• jolt Suddenly I felt something like a jolt.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

jerk¹, jolt¹

7 letters

jerking²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jerking² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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