Shake Synonyms and Antonyms

shāk
To cause to move to and fro with short, jerky movements
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. jiggle
  2. joggle
To vibrate
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. tremble
  2. quake
  3. quiver
  4. shiver
  5. shudder
  6. fluctuate
  7. palpitate
  8. quaver
  9. wave
  10. waver
  11. totter
  12. waggle
  13. vibrate
  14. jerk
  15. stir
  16. rattle
  17. agitate
  18. avoid
  19. brandish
  20. chatter
  21. concuss
  22. convulse
  23. disturb
  24. reel
  25. dither
  26. dodder
  27. drink
  28. elude
  29. flap
  30. fluster
  31. free
  32. flutter
  33. judder
  34. stimulate
  35. hustle
  36. jar
  37. jiggle
  38. jog
  39. joggle
  40. jolt
  41. thrill
  42. jostle
  43. jounce
  44. move
  45. wobble
  46. pulsate
  47. stagger
  48. twitter
  49. remove
  50. shake up
  51. rock
  52. startle
  53. sway
  54. swing
  55. toss
  56. tremor
  57. trill
  58. unnerve
  59. unsettle
  60. upset
  61. excite
  62. weaken
To cause to vibrate
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. agitate
  2. rock
  3. convulse
  4. sway
  5. swing
  6. joggle
  7. jolt
  8. jounce
  9. churn
  10. bounce
  11. brandish
  12. jar
  13. move
  14. flourish
  15. set-in-motion
To move to and fro violently
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. quake
  2. rock
  3. didder
  4. tremble
  5. vibrate
To alter the settled state or position of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. move
  2. dislocate
  3. displace
  4. disturb
  5. shift
To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. clear
  2. disburden
  3. disembarrass
  4. disencumber
  5. release
  6. relieve
  7. rid
  8. shake off
  9. throw off
  10. unburden
A state of nervous restlessness or agitation.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. tremble
  2. shiver
  3. Used in plural: fidget
  4. jitter
  5. jump
  6. pulsation
  7. failure
  8. trill
  9. all-overs
  10. mediocrity
  11. heebie-jeebies
  12. ordinary
  13. jim-jams
  14. willies
To get away from (a pursuer)
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shake off
  2. throw off
  3. elude
  4. evade
  5. lose
  6. slip
  7. escape from
To impair or destroy the composure of.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. Also used with up: agitate
  2. bother
  3. discompose
  4. disquiet
  5. distract
  6. disturb
  7. flurry
  8. fluster
  9. perturb
  10. rock
  11. ruffle
  12. toss
  13. unsettle
  14. upset
  15. rattle
Antonyms:
  1. calm
  2. soothe
  3. reassure
  4. placate
To deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. appall
  2. consternate
  3. daunt
  4. dismay
  5. horrify
  6. shock
A shaking of the earth
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. earthquake
  2. quake
  3. seism
  4. temblor
  5. tremblor
  6. tremor
Causing to move repeatedly from side to side
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. wag
  2. waggle
Frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. milkshake
  2. milk shake
Building material used as siding or roofing
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shingle

Words Related to Shake

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Shake Sentence Examples

  • Don't shake your head.

  • He wasn't able to shake his unease.

  • I'm not allowed to shake hands with humans.

  • He didn't know how to shake off that yoke or his anger.

  • I began to shake.

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