ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsFfitful
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fitful
Meaning: irregular and repeatedly stopping and starting
fitful in a sentence
How fitful is used in real sentences:
A fitful wind rattled the shutters throughout the night.
Fitful applause followed the speaker's confusing final remarks.
“Recovery was fitful: growth surged after wet springs, stalled during droughts, then resumed when browsing eased.”
— from the passage The Valley Remembers
Synonyms for fitful
Other words for fitful — intermittent, erratic and spasmodic — carry the same meaning.
- intermittent
- erratic
- spasmodic
Antonyms of fitful
Words that mean the opposite of fitful:
- steady
- continuous
- regular
Where it comes from
From fit, meaning 'a sudden spell or attack,' plus -ful.
Memory hook
FITFUL motion comes in fits and starts.