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Synonyms & Antonyms of jolting
(Entry 1 of 2)
causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness
- the jolting news about our friend's premature death
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- awesome,
- awful,
- breathtaking,
- fabulous,
- heart-stopping,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- miraculous,
- portentous,
- prodigious,
- staggering,
- stupendous,
- sublime,
- wonderful,
- wondrous
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jolting
verbpresent participle of jolt
Synonyms & Antonyms of jolting (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
- the roller coaster car jerked and jolted as it coursed along the old wooden tracks
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2
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
- she jolted the door open with her elbow
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3
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
- the sneak terrorist attack jolted the country out of its indolence and indifference
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- astonishing,
- bowling over,
- dumbfounding
- (also dumfounding),
- flabbergasting,
- freaking (out),
- stunning,
- stupefying
- affrighting,
- alarming
- (also alaruming),
- dismaying,
- frightening,
- frighting,
- horrifying,
- panicking,
- scarifying,
- scaring,
- spooking,
- startling,
- terrifying,
- terrorizing
- chilling,
- daunting,
- demoralizing,
- dispiriting,
- emasculating,
- undoing,
- unmanning,
- unnerving,
- unstringing
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