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convulsion - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | convulsion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | muscle spasm |
| Synonyms: | attack, contortion, contraction, cramp, fit, paroxysm, seizure, throe, tremor, algospasm, epilepsy |
| Main Entry: | convulsion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disturbance |
| Synonyms: | agitation, cataclysm, clamor, commotion, disaster, ferment, furor, outcry, seism, shaking, shock, tumult, turbulence, upheaval, upturn, quaking, rocking, tottering, trembling |
| Antonyms: | harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | cataclysm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disaster |
| Synonyms: | calamity, cataract, catastrophe, collapse, convulsion, crunch*, curtains*, debacle, deluge, disturbance, flood, flooding, inundation, misadventure, ruin, torrent, tragedy, upheaval, waterloo*, woe, double trouble, holy mess, unholy mess |
| Antonyms: | boon, happiness, miracle, wonder, good fortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clamor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud cry; commotion |
| Synonyms: | agitation, babel, blare, brouhaha*, bustle, buzz, complaint, convulsion, din, discord, exclamation, ferment, hassle, hoo-ha*, hubbub, hullabaloo*, hurly-burly*, lament, noise, outcry, pandemonium, racket, remonstrance, row, ruckus, shout, shouting, to-do, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uproar, clinker, hubba-hubba, protesting, vociferation |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commotion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clamor, uproar |
| Synonyms: | ado, agitation, annoyance, backwash, ballyhoo*, bedlam, brouhaha, bustle, clatter, combustion, confusion, convulsion, disquiet, dither, excitement, ferment, fermentation, flap, flurry, furor, fuss, hubbub, hurly-burly, insurrection, lather*, mutiny, outcry, pandemonium, perturbation, pother, racket, rebellion, revolt, riot, rumpus, stew, stir, to-do, tumult, turbulence, upheaval, uprising, upset, upturn, vexation, welter, whirl, big scene, big stink, discomposure, hell broke loose, insurgence |
| Antonyms: | calm, calmness, peace, quiet, repose, silence, stillness, tranquility, quietude |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cramp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | muscle spasm |
| Synonyms: | ache, confinement, contraction, convulsion, crick, hindrance, impediment, kink, obstruction, pain, pang, restriction, stiffness, stitch, stricture, twinge, charley horse, circumscription, constipation, shooting pain |
| Main Entry: | crick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | muscle spasm |
| Synonyms: | ache, convulsion, cramp, jarring, kink, pain, stitch, twinge, wrench, charley horse |
| Main Entry: | disturbance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion; upset |
| Synonyms: | agitation, annoyance, bother, brawl, brouhaha, clamor, confusion, convulsion, derangement, disorder, disruption, distraction, eruption, explosion, ferment, fisticuffs, flap, fracas, fray, fuss, hindrance, hubbub, hullabaloo*, insurrection, interruption, intrusion, perturbation, quake, quarrel, racket, rampage, restlessness, riot, ruckus, rumble, shock, spasm, stink*, stir*, storm, to-do*, tremor, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uprising, uproar, violence, big scene, big stink, disarrangement, molestation |
| Antonyms: | calm, order, peace, quiet, tranquility |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | earthquake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tremor from inside the earth |
| Synonyms: | convulsion, fault, movement, quake, seism, shake, shock, slip, undulation, upheaval, macroseism, microseism, quaker, seimicity, seismism, temblor, trembler* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seizure; sudden emotion |
| Synonyms: | access, attack, blow, bout, burst, caprice, convulsion, frenzy, humor, mood, outbreak, outburst, paroxysm, rage, rush, spasm, spate, spell, stroke, tantrum, throe, torrent, turn, twitch, whim, whimsy, conniption, epileptic attack, jumps |
| Main Entry: | frenzy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uncontrolled state or situation |
| Synonyms: | aberration, agitation, blow, blow a fuse, blow one's cork, blow one's stack, blow one's top, bout, burst, conniption, convulsion, craze, delirium, derangement, distemper, distraction, dithers, excitement, ferment, fever, fit, flap*, flip one's lid, free-for-all*, furor, fury, fuss, hell broke loose, hysteria, insanity, lather, lunacy, madness, mania, outburst, paroxysm, passion, rage, row, ruckus, ruction, rumble, rumpus, seizure, spasm, stew, stir, to-do*, transport, turmoil, wingding |
| Antonyms: | calmness, peace, peacefulness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outbreak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sudden happening |
| Synonyms: | beginning, blowup, brawl, break, breaking, burst, bursting, commencement, commotion, convulsion, crack, crash, dawn, detonation, discharge, disorder, disruption, effervescence, epidemic, eruption, explosion, fit, flare-up, flash, fury, gush, gushing, insurrection, irruption, mutiny, onset, outburst, outpouring, paroxysm, plague, rebellion, revolution, roar, sally, sortie, spasm, spurt, storm, surge, thunder, tumult, uprising, volley, ebullition, rending, sundering |
| Antonyms: | conclusion, end, finale |
| Main Entry: | outcry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scream, exclamation |
| Synonyms: | clamor, commotion, complaint, convulsion, cry, ferment, flak*, hoo-ha*, howl, hullabaloo*, noise, objection, outburst, protest, screech, tumult, uproar, upturn, yell, hubba-hubba |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | paroxysm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seizure, spasm |
| Synonyms: | agitation, anger, attack, convulsion, eruption, excitement, explosion, fit, flare-up*, frenzy, furor, fury, outbreak, outburst, passion, rage, violence, frothing, fuming, hysterics |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | quake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | earthquake |
| Synonyms: | convulsion, seism, shake, shock, tremor, aftershock, quaker, temblor, tremblor |
| Main Entry: | quiver |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shaking, vibration |
| Synonyms: | convulsion, flash, glimmer, glitter, oscillation, palpitation, shake, shimmer, shiver, shudder, sparkle, spasm, throb, tic, tremble, tremor, twinkle, pulsation |
| Antonyms: | quiet, stillness |
| Main Entry: | spasm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | twitch, fit |
| Synonyms: | access, attack, burst, contraction, convulsion, eruption, frenzy, jerk, outburst, pain, paroxysm, seizure, throe, yank |
| Main Entry: | tempest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wild storm; commotion |
| Synonyms: | blizzard, bluster, chaos, convulsion, cyclone, disturbance, ferment, furor, gale, hurricane, squall, tornado, tumult, typhoon, upheaval, uproar, windstorm, wildness |
| Antonyms: | calm |
| Main Entry: | tumult |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uproar, confusion |
| Synonyms: | ado, affray, agitation, altercation, babel, bedlam, brawl, clamor, commotion, convulsion, din, disorder, disturbance, dither, excitement, ferment, fight, fracas, fuss, hassle*, jangle, lather*, maelstrom, noise, outbreak, outcry, pandemonium, paroxysm, pother, quarrel, racket, riot, row, stir, strife, turbulence, turmoil, unrest, upheaval, upturn, ruction, seething, unsettlement, wildness |
| Notes: | tumult applies only to people, while turmoil is confusion and agitation for people and things; tumultuous can describe things and people |
| Antonyms: | calmness, order, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | upheaval |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | major change |
| Synonyms: | about-face*, alteration, cataclysm, catastrophe, clamor, commotion, convulsion, disaster, disorder, disruption, disturbance, eruption, explosion, ferment, flip-flop*, outbreak, outburst, outcry, overthrow, revolution, stirring, switch, tremor, tumult, turmoil, upturn, new ball-game, new deal, shakeout, temblor, turnaround |
| Antonyms: | stagnation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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