All convulsive synonyms
conΒ·vulΒ·sive
C c adj convulsive
- volatile β evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
- meteoric β of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- frenzied β wildly excited or enthusiastic: frenzied applause.
- stormy β affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea.
- touchy β apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he's sick.
- hazardous β full of risk; perilous; risky: a hazardous journey.
- ugly β very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
- violent β acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- tense β in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung; taut: a tense person.
- fiery β consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire: a volcano's fiery discharge.
- unstable β not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
- uncontrollable β incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- feverish β having fever.
- delirious β Someone who is delirious is unable to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way, usually because they are very ill and have a fever.
- frantic β desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- rabid β irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
- agitated β If someone is agitated, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- furious β full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident.
- frenetic β frantic; frenzied.
- hysterical β of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- crazy β If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
- passionate β having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- impassioned β filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
- nervous β highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- neurotic β pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.
- bumpy β A bumpy road or path has a lot of bumps on it.
- bouncy β Someone or something that is bouncy is very lively.
- wild β living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- rough β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- shaking β an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- charged β If a situation is charged, it is filled with emotion and therefore very tense or exciting.
- consequential β Consequential means the same as consequent.
- ebullient β overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.
- forceful β full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- impetuous β of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- overwrought β extremely or excessively excited or agitated: to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality.
- perilous β involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
- raging β angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- rampant β violent in action or spirit; raging; furious: a rampant leopard.
- vehement β zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
- detonation β A detonation is a large or powerful explosion.
- fulminant β occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity; fulminating.
- berserk β Berserk means crazy and out of control.
- distracted β Obsolete. distracted.
- distraught β distracted; deeply agitated.
- mad β mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- maniacal β of or relating to mania or a maniac.
- nuts β insane; crazy.
- corybantic β frenzied; agitated; unrestrained.
- beside oneself β If you are beside yourself with anger or excitement, you are extremely angry or excited.