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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, second, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink
Words Related to shake

snatch, spurt
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, jitters, nerves, shivers, 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, tremor
Words Related to shake

aftershock, foreshock, shock

cataclysm, convulsion, upheaval

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, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, quake, quiver, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)
Words Related to shake

rock, sway, swing

chatter, quaver, shiver, thrill, tremble

twitch

dodder, waver

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
  • They shook their pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot.
Synonyms of shake

avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, evade, finesse, get around, shirk, shuffle (out of), shun, weasel (out of)
Words Related to shake

miss

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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