Spasm
Upheaval
Upheaval noun - A violent disturbance (as of the political or social order).
Usage example: the government can no longer control the social upheaval brought about by the collapse of the country's economy
Spasm and upheaval are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Spasm" instead a noun "Upheaval".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| big | big spasm | big upheaval |
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Upheaval and Spasm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/spasm/upheaval
Spasm & Upheaval. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/spasm/upheaval>.
Upheaval or Spasm. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/spasm/upheaval.
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