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| Main Entry: | shaken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unnerved |
| Synonyms: | overcome, upset, flustered, jolted, rattled, shook up |
| Main Entry: | shake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | quiver, tremble |
| Synonyms: | agitate, brandish, bump, chatter, churn, convulse, discompose, disquiet, disturb, dither, dodder, flap, flicker, flit, flourish, fluctuate, flutter, jar, jerk, jog, jolt, jounce, move, oscillate, palpitate, perturb, quail, quake, quaver, rattle, reel, rock, roil, ruffle, shimmer, shimmy, shiver, shudder, stagger, sway, swing, totter, tremor, twitter, upset, vibrate, waggle, water, wave, whip, wobble, commove, concuss, flitter, joggle, set in motion, stir up, succuss |
| Main Entry: | shake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset deeply |
| Synonyms: | appall, bother, daunt, discompose, dismay, distress, disturb, frighten, horrify, impair, intimidate, jar, move, rattle, throw, undermine, unnerve, unsettle, upset, weaken, worry, consternate, knock props out, make waves, throw a curve, unstring |
| Antonyms: | calm, placate, soothe |
| Main Entry: | addled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused |
| Synonyms: | befuddled, bewildered, gone*, punchy, shaken, thrown, woozy*, balled up, fouled up, mixed up, out of it, rattled, shook, shook up, slap-happy, unglued |
| Notes: | addled refers to mental confusion; muddled is anything confused or in a mess |
| Antonyms: | clear, understanding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scared |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frightened |
| Synonyms: | afraid, aghast, anxious, fearful, panic-stricken, petrified, shaken, startled, terrified, having cold feet, panicked, panicky, terror-stricken |
| Antonyms: | confident, encouraged, unafraid |
| Main Entry: | uneasy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | awkward, uncomfortable |
| Synonyms: | afraid, agitated, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, bothered, disturbed, edgy, fearful, fidgety, fretful, ill at ease, impatient, insecure, irascible, irritable, jittery, jumpy, nervous, on edge, peevish, perplexed, perturbed, precarious, restive, restless, shaken, shaky, strained, suspicious, tense, troubled, unsettled, unstable, upset, worried, wrung, all nerves, anguished, constrained, discomposed, dismayed, disquieted, harassed, in turmoil, on the qui vive, palpitant, tormented, unquiet, vexed |
| Antonyms: | comfortable, composed, laid-back, easy-going |
| Main Entry: | demoralized |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dispirited |
| Synonyms: | sad, shaken, weakened, unnerved |
| Main Entry: | fallen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disgraced, ruined |
| Synonyms: | decayed, immoral, loose, ruinous, shaken, shamed, sinful, collapsed, dishonored, unchaste |
| Antonyms: | honorable, honored, lauded |
| Main Entry: | unsettled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bothered, upset |
| Synonyms: | active, agitated, antsy*, anxious, busy, changeable, changing, complex, complicated, confused, disorderly, disturbed, explosive, fidgety, fluid, inconstant, insecure, mobile, mutable, on edge*, perilous, perturbed, precarious, restive, restless, shaken, shaky, tense, thrown, ticklish, troubled, unbalanced, uncertain, uneasy, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, variable, wavering, wobbling, changeful, flustered, kinetic, rattled, shifting, shook up, unnerved, unpeaceful, unquiet, unrestful |
| Antonyms: | content, happy, settled, calmed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | troubled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective1 |
| Definition: | worried |
| Synonyms: | afraid, agitated, alarmed, annoyed, anxious, apprehensive, beset, bothered, concerned, confused, discombobulated*, disconcerted, displeased, distraught, distressed, disturbed, fearful, frightened, harried, irritated, miffed*, overwrought, pained, perplexed, perturbed, provoked, put out, puzzled, scared, shaken, terrified, uneasy, unsettled, upset, aggravated, anguished, chagrined, disquieted, exacerbated, flustered, harrowed, in a tizzy*, inconvenienced, irked, mortified, pestered, plagued, riled*, ruffled, tormented, tortured, vexed, worried stiff* |
| Antonyms: | calm, collected, composed, cool, peaceful, quiet, settled, untroubled, at ease |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | passionate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | angry |
| Synonyms: | choleric, enraged, fiery, frantic, furious, hotheaded*, inflamed, irascible, irritable, mean, peppery, quick-tempered, shaken, stormy, tempestuous, testy, touchy*, vehement, violent, all shook up, hottempered, steamed-up |
| Antonyms: | happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | appall/appal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | horrify |
| Synonyms: | alarm, amaze, astound, awe, daunt, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, faze, frighten, insult, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare, shake, shock, terrify, throw, unnerve, consternate, get to*, gross out |
| Antonyms: | comfort, encourage, reassure, satisfy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | avoid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | refrain or stay away from; prevent |
| Synonyms: | abstain, avert, bypass, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, fend off, flee, hide, jump, obviate, recoil, shake, shake off, shirk, shun, shy, sidestep, skip*, skirt*, weave, withdraw, circumlocute, fake out, give the slip, hold off, keep clear, lay low*, run for cover, shake and bake, shrink from, shuffle off, skip out on, skip town, stay away, stay out, steer clear of, step aside, turn aside, ward off |
| Antonyms: | face, meet, seek, want |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | beat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throb |
| Synonyms: | agitate, alternate, bob, bounce, buffet, flap, flicker, fluctuate, flutter, heave, jerk, jounce, oscillate, palpitate, pitch, pound, pulsate, pulse, quake, quaver, quiver, ripple, shake, shiver, swing, thrill, throb, thump, tremble, twitch, undulate, vibrate, writhe |
| Main Entry: | befall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen to; take place |
| Synonyms: | action, betide, break, chance, come down, come off, cook*, develop, ensue, fall, fall out, follow, go, go down, happen, jell*, materialize, occur, shake*, smoke*, transpire, bechance, come to pass, cook up a storm, cook with gas, gel, hap, supervene |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | befuddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
| Synonyms: | baffle, bewilder, bother, daze, distract, dumbfound, fluster, inebriate, mix up, muddle, puzzle, shake, stupefy, throw off*, addle, ball up, disorient, intoxicate, make punchy |
| Antonyms: | clear up, explain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blackmail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intimidating for money |
| Synonyms: | badger, bleed, coerce, compel, demand, exact, extort, force, milk*, ransom, shake*, squeeze*, threaten, hold to ransom, put the shake on, shake down* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brandish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flaunt, swing around |
| Synonyms: | display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, gesture, parade, raise, shake, show, show off, sport, swing, threaten, trot out*, warn, wield, come on strong, throw weight around |
| Antonyms: | not show |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | collide, hit, usually with sound |
| Synonyms: | bang, bounce, box, buck, bunt, butt, carom, clap, clatter, crack, crash, impinge, jar, jerk, jolt, jostle, jounce, knock, pat, plunk, pound, punch, rap, rattle, shake, slam, slap, smack, strike, thud, thump, thunder, thwack, whack, plop, smash into |
| Main Entry: | cure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | heal, ease bad situation |
| Synonyms: | alleviate, ameliorate, attend, better, cold turkey*, correct, doctor, dose, dress, help, improve, kick, mend, nurse, palliate, rectify, redress, rehabilitate, relieve, remedy, repair, restore, right, shake, treat, dry out, kick the habit, make better, make healthy, make whole, medicate, minister to, quit cold, restore to health, sweat it out |
| Antonyms: | depress, hurt, injure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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