convulsive

1 marked by sudden or violent disturbance the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960s Synonyms of convulsive cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent Words Related to convulsive fitful, spasmodic, sporadic; boisterous, clamorous, furious, noisy, riotous Near Antonyms of convulsive calm, peaceful, placid, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled

2 marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 points Synonyms of convulsive bang-bang, blood-and-guts, violent, cyclonic, explosive, ferocious, fierce, furious, hammer-and-tongs, hot, knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out), paroxysmal, rabid, rough, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, volcanicWords Related to convulsive barbarous, brutal, savage, vicious; antagonistic, hostile; aggressive, assertive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, gladiatorial, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent; combustible, volatile; agitated, frantic, frenzied, mad; cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), destructive, ruinousNear Antonyms of convulsive calm, halcyon, pacific, serene, tranquil; nonbelligerent, unaggressiveAntonyms of convulsive nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful