choppiness
Uneven, jarring motion
Choppiness describes a rough, irregular quality.
Water with choppiness has short, broken waves that jostle a boat unpredictably.
The term extends to anything lacking smooth flow: The choppiness of his prose made it hard to read.
Video with choppiness stutters and skips frames.
In markets, choppiness means erratic price movements without clear direction.
Traveling energy disturbances
- swellsEnlarges or billows
- whitecapsFoam-topped breaking waves
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- wakePath left in water
surf · roughness · squalls · buffeting · roiling · surge · billows · eddies
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- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- bumpyUneven in surface
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- jostlingPushing and bumping others
lurching · bouncing · shaky · rough · unstable · jolting · stuttering · juddering
Lacking orderly sequence
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- stiltedUnnaturally formal in expression
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
staccato · halting · jerky · uneven · awkward · rough · inelegant · disconnected
Lacking regularity or consistency
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- fitfulIrregular and spasmodic
patchy · variable · intermittent · halting · spasmodic · fluctuating · unpredictable · inconsistent
waves
Traveling energy disturbances
- swellsEnlarges or billows
- whitecapsFoam-topped breaking waves
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
wake · surf · roughness · squalls · buffeting · roiling · surge · billows · eddies · spray
jerky
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jostling · lurching · bouncing · shaky · rough · unstable · jolting · stuttering · juddering · rocky
disjointed
Lacking orderly sequence
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- stiltedUnnaturally formal in expression
- abruptSharp and unexpected
clipped · staccato · halting · jerky · uneven · awkward · rough · inelegant · disconnected · truncated
erratic
Lacking regularity or consistency
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
fitful · patchy · variable · intermittent · halting · spasmodic · fluctuating · unpredictable · inconsistent · haphazard
- writing flawstypos, spelling errors, plot hole, plot holes, cliche
- roughnessroughness, coarseness, grittiness, bumpiness, abrasiveness
- jagged edgesserration, sawtooth, zigzag, notches, teeth
- musical rhythmbeat, tempo, pulse, groove, syncopation
- Water Propertiessalinity, temperature, density, viscosity, pH
choppinesscalmness
Peaceful mental state
stillness · smoothness · glassiness · placidity · dead calm
choppinesssmoothness
Freedom from irregularity
fluidity · evenness · steadiness · continuity · regularity
choppinessfluency
Smooth linguistic command
smoothness · flow · coherence · continuity · seamlessness
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