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rock

noun , slang

Synonyms and Antonyms of rock

a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament
  • millionaires dressed by designers and dripping with rocks
Synonyms of rock

brilliant, gem, gemstone, jewel
Words Related to rock

bauble, bijou, trinket

birthstone

cameo, solitaire, teardrop

paste, rhinestone, zircon
Near Antonyms of rock

rough

rock

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of rock

1 to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
  • The boat was rocking so much that several passengers felt seasick.
Synonyms of rock

careen, lurch, pitch, roll, seesaw, sway, toss, wobble (also wabble)
Words Related to rock

blunder, buck, dodder, falter, flounder, halt, hitch, hobble, jerk, jolt, reel, shake, stagger, stumble, teeter, toddle, totter, tumble, vacillate, vibrate, waddle, waver, weave

oscillate, undulate, wag, waggle
2 to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side
  • The toddler rocked on his heels for a moment and then took another faltering step.
Synonyms of rock

falter, teeter, totter, waver, wobble (also wabble)
Words Related to rock

flounder, lurch, stumble, toddle

quake, quaver, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble, vibrate

careen, reel, stagger, weave
3 to make senseless or dizzy by a blow
  • She rocked her opponent with a single punch.
Synonyms of rock

daze, stun
Words Related to rock

deaden, knock out, paralyze

benumb, numb, stupefy

bowl over, knock down

bang, bash, belt, bludgeon, clobber, clout, hammer, hit, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale

batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, pelt, pummel
Phrases Synonymous with rock

knock for a loop, knock silly
4 to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
  • The news of the mayor's sudden resignation rocked the city.
Synonyms of rock

amaze, astonish, astound, bowl over, dumbfound (also dumfound), flabbergast, floor, shock, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise (also surprize)
Words Related to rock

befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, daze, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, jar, muddle, nonplus, perplex, shake up
Phrases Synonymous with rock

knock for a loop, take aback, take by surprise

Synonym Discussion of rock

shake, agitate, rock, convulse mean to move up and down or to and fro with some violence. shake often carries a further implication of a particular purpose.
    • shake well before using
agitate suggests a violent and prolonged tossing or stirring.
    • an ocean agitated by storms
rock suggests a swinging or swaying motion resulting from violent impact or upheaval.
    • the whole city was rocked by the explosion
convulse suggests a violent pulling or wrenching as of a body in a paroxysm.
    • spectators were convulsed with laughter

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