All fitful synonyms
fit·ful
F f adj fitful
- periodic — of or derived from a periodic acid.
- spotty — full of, having, or occurring in spots: spotty coloring.
- desultory — Something that is desultory is done in an unplanned and disorganized way, and without enthusiasm.
- intermittent — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- capricious — Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
- catchy — If you describe a tune, name, or advertisement as catchy, you mean that it is attractive and easy to remember.
- changeable — Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
- disturbed — marked by symptoms of mental illness: a disturbed personality.
- flickering — to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind and went out.
- haphazard — characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.
- hit-or-miss — careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
- impulsive — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- inconstant — not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
- interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
- random — proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern: the random selection of numbers.
- recurrent — that recurs; occurring or appearing again, especially repeatedly or periodically.
- restive — impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
- restless — characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
- spasmodic — pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms.
- unstable — not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
- variable — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- fluctuating — to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
- herky-jerky — progressing in a fitfully jerky or irregular manner: a herky-jerky home movie shown on an old projector.
- spastic — Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by spasm, especially tonic spasm.
adjective fitful
- sporadic — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- erratic — Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.