Synonyms for stop-start

Most common

stop-and-go · patchy · fitful · spasmodic

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Intermittent; starting and stopping with regularity.

Example sentences

• patchy Judy’s memory is patchy, her speech is slurred.
• fitful Tom's fitful movements only barely resembled dancing.

By length

6 letters

patchy², fitful²

9 letters

spasmodic³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (patchy² = 2 syllables).