Synonyms of convulsions

convulsions

noun

plural of convulsion

as in upheavals

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

the Russian Revolution was one of the major convulsions of the 20th century

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of convulsions

Thierry Wizman, global FX and rates strategist at Macquarie Group, argued in a note Tuesday that a series of convulsions would have to occur for France to get its act together and appease the bond market. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

The invasive form can include headache, stiff neck, confusion, balance loss and convulsions. — Eva Flowe october 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

Since the late nineteenth century, raw white-lead was known to pose a substantial health risk to those exposed to it, prompting symptoms such as swelling of the brain, epileptic convulsions, paralysis, severe colic, and death. — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

In amphibians, chytridiomycosis causes a wide variety of symptoms including skin damage, red skin, convulsions, and eventually leads to heart failure. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

Signs of infection include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, coma, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss and paralysis. — Esther Launstein, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2026

But in some cases, West Nile can reach the brain and cause extreme headaches, meningitis, tremors, convulsions and paralysis. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026

The gas was highly toxic to the respiratory system, causing asphyxiation, convulsions, and, in severe cases, death. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as a high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, but more serious symptoms may include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, or convulsions. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 17 Aug. 2026