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Synonyms & Antonyms of fitful
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
- a night of fitful sleep did not leave me feeling well rested the next morning
Synonyms for fitful
- aperiodic,
- casual,
- catchy,
- choppy,
- discontinuous,
- episodic
- (also episodical),
- erratic,
- intermittent,
- irregular,
- occasional,
- spasmodic,
- spastic,
- sporadic,
- spotty,
- unsteady
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The first known use of fitful was in 1592
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