paroxysmal
The word “paroxysmal” has 4 syllables: par-ox-ys-mal
It's pronounced as /ˌpæɹ.əkˈsɪz.məl/
What is synonym and antonym for paroxysmal?
In the thesaurus, “paroxysmal” has 58 synonyms and 12 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for paroxysmal along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for paroxysmal
- aggressive
- agitated
- antagonistic
- assertive
- bang-bang
- barbarous
- bellicose
- belligerent
- blood-and-guts
- bouncy
- brutal
- bumpy
- cataclysmal
- cataclysmic
- combative
- combustible
- contentious
- convulsive
- cyclonic
- destructive
- explosive
- ferocious
- fierce
- fitful
- frantic
- frenzied
- furious
- gladiatorial
- hammer-and-tongs
- hostile
- hot
- jarring
- jolting
- knock-down-and-drag-out
- lurching
- mad
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- rabid
- rough
- ruinous
- savage
- shaking
- shaky
- spasmodic
- stormy
- tempestuous
- tremulous
- truculent
- tumultuous
- turbulent
- twitching
- twitchy
- uncontrollable
- vicious
- violent
- volatile
- volcanic
Antonyms for paroxysmal
- calm
- fluid
- halcyon
- nonbelligerent
- nonviolent
- pacific
- peaceable
- peaceful
- serene
- smooth
- tranquil
- unaggressive
Example Sentences
- The patient suffered from paroxysmal episodes of intense pain.
- His paroxysmal coughing kept him awake all night.
- The doctor diagnosed her with a paroxysmal heart condition.
- He experienced paroxysmal bursts of laughter during the meeting.
- The disease is characterized by paroxysmal muscle spasms.
On this page you'll find 70 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to paroxysmal, such as: aggressive, agitated, antagonistic, assertive, bang-bang, barbarous, bellicose.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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jerky
- absurd
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- boobish
- bouncy
- brain-dead
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- buffoonish
- bumpy
- choppy
- chowderheaded
- chuckleheaded
- clownish
- clueless
- cockeyed
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- crazy
- cuckoo
- daffy
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- dim
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- dippy
- doltish
- dopey
- dopy
- dorky
- dotty
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- dunderheaded
- empty-headed
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- farcical
- fatuous
- featherheaded
- feebleminded
- fitful
- fool
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- gormless
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- herky-jerky
- idiotic
- idiotical
- ill-advised
- illogical
- imbecile
- imbecilic
- inept
- insane
- invalid
- irrational
- irregular
- jagged
- jarring
- jolting
- jouncy
- knuckleheaded
- kookie
- kooky
- lamebrain
- lamebrained
- laughable
- looney
- loony
- ludicrous
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- lurching
- mad
- mindless
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- nutty
- oafish
- obtuse
- opaque
- out to lunch
- paroxysmal
- pinheaded
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- simple
- simpleminded
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- soft
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- spasmodic
- spastic
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- thick
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- thoughtless
- tomfool
- tremulous
- twitching
- twitchy
- unconsidered
- uncontrollable
- uneven
- unintelligent
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- unreasoned
- unreasoning
- unsound
- unsteady
- unwise
- vacuous
- wacky
- weak
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hammer and tongs
- actively
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- aggressively
- agitated
- animatedly
- antagonistic
- assertive
- assertively
- bang-bang
- barbarous
- bec et ongles
- bellicose
- belligerent
- blood-and-guts
- briskly
- brutal
- cataclysmal
- cataclysmic
- combative
- combustible
- contentious
- convulsive
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- cyclonic
- decidedly
- destructive
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- directly
- dynamically
- eagerly
- emphatically
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- forcefully
- forcibly
- frantic
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- furious
- gamely
- gladiatorial
- hard
- heartily
- hostile
- hot
- intensively
- intently
- knock-down-and-drag-out
- lustily
- mad
- manfully
- mightily
- muscularly
- paroxysmal
- potently
- powerfully
- pugnacious
- purposefully
- quarrelsome
- rabid
- resolutely
- rigidly
- robustly
- rough
- roughshod
- roundly
- ruinous
- savage
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- smartly
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- stormy
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- tempestuous
- truculent
- tumultuous
- turbulent
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- vicious
- vigorously
- violent
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- volatile
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- with every available resource
bang-bang
- aggressive
- agitated
- antagonistic
- assertive
- barbarous
- bellicose
- belligerent
- blood-and-guts
- brutal
- cataclysmal
- cataclysmic
- combative
- combustible
- contentious
- convulsive
- cyclonic
- destructive
- explosive
- ferocious
- fierce
- frantic
- frenzied
- furious
- gladiatorial
- hammer-and-tongs
- hostile
- hot
- knock-down-and-drag-out
- mad
- paroxysmal
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- rabid
- rough
- ruinous
- savage
- stormy
- tempestuous
- truculent
- tumultuous
- turbulent
- vicious
- violent
- volatile
- volcanic
jolting
- affrighting
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- blow
- bounce
- bouncy
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- bucking
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- bump
- bumping
- bumpy
- chattering
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- collision
- confounding
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- conspicuous
- convulsing
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- crash
- crushing
- daunting
- demoralizing
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- discomforting
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- disgusting
- dismaying
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- displeasing
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- distressing
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- dragging
- dumbfounding
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- emasculating
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- flickering
- flooring
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- grabbing
- heart-stopping
- hit
- hitching
- hoicking
- horrifying
- impact
- impressive
- incomprehensible
- inconceivable
- incredible
- injury
- jar
- jarring
- jaw-dropping
- jerking
- jigging
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- knocking for a loop
- lugging
- lurching
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- nonplusing
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- notable
- noticeable
- offending
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- panicking
- paroxysmal
- perplexing
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- pit-a-patting
- pitching
- pitter-pattering
- plucking
- portentous
- pounding
- prodigious
- pulling
- pulsating
- pulsing
- punch
- quaking
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- ripping
- rocking
- rough
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- shaking
- shaking up
- shaky
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- snatching
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- swaying
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- trembling
- tremulous
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- tweaking
- twitching
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- undoing
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- vibrating
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- yanking