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paroxysmal

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of paroxysmal

marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity

paroxysmal mood swings that made being around him very challenging

Synonyms of paroxysmal

bang-bang, blood-and-guts, convulsive, cyclonic, explosive, ferocious, fierce, furious, hammer-and-tongs, hot, knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out), rabid, rough, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, violent, volcanic

Words Related to paroxysmal

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, ruinous

Near Antonyms of paroxysmal

calm, halcyon, pacific, serene, tranquil

nonbelligerent, unaggressive

Antonyms of paroxysmal

nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful

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