Synonyms for discontinuous
adj broken; intermittentdisjointed
adjective. loose, disconnected
disordered
adjective. in a mess
- all over the place
- confused
- deranged
- disarranged
- discombobulated
- disconnected
- discontinuous
- disjointed
- dislocated
- disorganized
- displaced
- in confusion
- incoherent
- jumbled
- mislaid
- misplaced
- molested
- moved
- muddled
- out-of-place
- removed
- roiled
- ruffled
- rumpled
- shifted
- shuffled
- stirred up
- tampered-with
- tangled
- tossed
- tousled
- tumbled
- unsettled
- untidy
incoherent
adjective. unintelligible
- breathless
- confused
- disconnected
- discontinuous
- discordant
- disjointed
- disordered
- dumb
- faltering
- inarticulate
- incohesive
- incomprehensible
- incongruous
- inconsistent
- indistinct
- indistinguishable
- irrational
- jumbled
- maundering
- muddled
- muffled
- mumbling
- mute
- muttered
- puzzling
- rambling
- stammering
- stuttering
- tongue-tied
- uncommunicative
- unconnected
- uncoordinated
- uneven
- unvocal
- wandering
- wild
intermittent
adjective. irregular, sporadic
- alternate
- arrested
- broken
- by bits and pieces
- checked
- cyclic
- cyclical
- discontinuing
- discontinuous
- epochal
- every other
- fitful
- here and there
- hit-or-miss
- infrequent
- interrupted
- isochronal
- isochronous
- iterant
- iterative
- metrical
- now and then
- occasional
- on and off
- periodic
- periodical
- punctuated
- recurrent
- recurring
- rhythmic
- rhythmical
- seasonal
- serial
- shifting
- spasmodic
- stop-and-go
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Example Sentences fordiscontinuous
But the benefit is spasmodic, discontinuous, and extremely limited.
Of the discontinuous alone does the intellect form a clear idea.
We are at ease only in the discontinuous, in the immobile, in the dead.
Now, to modify an object, we have to perceive it as divisible and discontinuous.
Intuition is there, however, but vague and above all discontinuous.
Action is discontinuous, like every pulsation of life; discontinuous, therefore, is knowledge.
Very different are the discontinuous variations or mutations.
Furthermore, less material is required than for simple, discontinuous spans.
It does not, of course, follow that a discord is discontinuous.
A boy far more than a man is mentally a discontinuous being.