Synonyms of paroxysms

paroxysms

noun

plural of paroxysm

1

as in bursts

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

a paroxysm of laughter greeted the pratfall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursts
• outbursts
• explosions
• eruptions
• flashes
• spasms
• gusts
• gales
• blazes
• agonies
• flushes
• flares
• frenzies
• storms
• ebullitions
• gushes
• fits
• rages
• flare-ups
• tantrums
• ecstasies
• raptures
• transports
• deliriums
• blowups
• grouches
• firestorms
• furors

2

as in upheavals

a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)

Darwin's introduction of the theory of evolution created paroxysms in both religion and science that are still being felt today

Synonyms & Similar Words

• upheavals
• convulsions
• revolutions
• earthquakes
• insurrections
• revolts
• storms
• uprisings
• tempests
• tumults
• turmoils
• rebellions
• uproars
• cataclysms
• eruptions
• mutinies
• spasms
• outbursts
• insurgencies
• stirs
• upsets
• seizures
• bouleversements
• outbreaks
• subversions
• commotions
• overthrows
• fits
• overturns
• rows
• coils
• squalls
• bustles
• ructions
• bluster
• flare-ups
• furors
• routs
• stews
• shindies
• furores
• welters
• williwaws
• ruckuses
• fusses
• pandemoniums
• hubbubs
• rumpuses
• shindys
• hurly-burlies
• hullabaloos
• bobberies
• to-dos