Synonyms for spasmodically
- adverb
Most common
Definitions
- adv. 1
In a spasmodic manner; intermittently.
Example sentences
- sporadically I'm disabled and sporadically employed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| spasmodically | steady | |
| sporadically | steady | |
| fitfully | rising | |
| discontinuously | falling | |
| jerkily | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- jerkily
- 8 letters
- fitfully3
- 12 letters
- sporadically4
- 15 letters
- discontinuously
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fitfully3 = 3 syllables).