Startle Synonyms and Antonyms

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To cause to experience a sudden momentary shock
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. electrify
  2. jolt
  3. shock
To fill with fear
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. frighten
  2. alarm
  3. affright
  4. terrify
  5. shock
  6. jump
  7. scare
  8. surprise
  9. astonish
  10. start
  11. stun
  12. panic
  13. excite
  14. galvanize
  15. disturb
  16. scarify
  17. rouse
  18. agitate
  19. terrorize
  20. fright
  21. upset
  22. galvanise
To impress strongly by what is unexpected or unusual
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. surprise
  2. amaze
  3. astonish
  4. astound
  5. awe
Antonyms:
  1. expect
  2. put-at-ease
  3. calm
  4. compose
  5. comfort
A sudden and involuntary movement
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. jump
  2. start
  3. bolt
To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. frighten

Words Related to Startle

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Startle Sentence Examples

  • Selyn wrenched the door open fast enough to startle Deidre.

  • The changes in his mate were new enough to startle him sometimes, but she was without a doubt his mate.

  • You'll startle him and then he'll be killed.

  • The very first verses in the book startle the reader by their exaggerations, e.g.

  • Like Jean Hardouin he got to believe that a great deal of what is called classical literature was compiled by anonymous authors at a much later date, and he used frequently to startle his colleagues, the Gustavian academicians, by his audacious paradoxes.

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