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shake

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of shake

1 a very small space of time

I'll be there in two shakes

Synonyms of shake

beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, New York minute, second, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink

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Near Antonyms of shake

aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever

infinity, lifetime

2 shakes plural a sense of panic or extreme nervousness

I get the shakes every time I hear her voice

Synonyms of shake

butterflies, dither, heebie-jeebies, jimjams, jitters, nerves, screaming meemies, shivers, whim-whams, willies

Words Related to shake

cold sweat, creeps, fidgets, goose bumps

agitation, anxiety, fear, hysteria, uneasiness

frazzle, nervous breakdown

edginess, jumpiness, skittishness

Near Antonyms of shake

aplomb, calm, composure, equanimity, imperturbability, self-possession, tranquillity (or tranquility)

3 a shaking of the earth

the shake was a modest 3.1 on the Richter scale

Synonyms of shake

earthquake, quake, temblor, tremor

Words Related to shake

aftershock, foreshock, shock

cataclysm, convulsion, upheaval

microearthquake, microseism, seaquake

shake

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of shake

1 to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

the bus rattled and shook as it barreled down a rutted road

Synonyms of shake

agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, judder [chiefly British], quake, quiver, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)

Words Related to shake

rock, sway, swing

chatter, quaver, shiver, thrill, tremble

flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, undulate, wave

beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb

2 to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot

Synonyms of shake

avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, finesse, get around, scape, shirk, shuffle (out of), shun, weasel (out of)

Words Related to shake

avert, deflect, divert, obviate, parry, prevent, ward (off)

ban, bar, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, preclude, rule out

bypass, circumvent, skirt

foil, fox, frustrate, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach, thwart

Phrases Synonymous with shake

fight shy of, keep clear of, stay clear of, steer clear of

Near Antonyms of shake

accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome

catch, contract, incur

Synonym Discussion of shake

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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