Synonyms of shaken

shaken

verb

past participle of shake

1

as in shuddered

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuddered
• jerked
• trembled
• swayed
• shivered
• wobbled
• jolted
• vibrated
• convulsed
• quivered
• agitated
• quaked
• swung
• twitched
• jiggled
• rocked
• joggled
• jounced
• throbbed
• juddered
• wabbled
• bucketed
• waved
• thrilled
• quavered
• fluttered
• chattered
• wavered
• fluctuated
• flickered
• oscillated
• pulsed
• palpitated
• undulated
• pulsated
• doddered
• beaten
• beat
• pitter-pattered
• pit-a-patted

2

as in escaped

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

we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escaped
• evaded
• avoided
• prevented
• shunned
• eluded
• thwarted
• gotten around
• dodged
• eschewed
• eliminated
• ducked
• shuffled (out of)
• deflected
• kept clear of
• scaped
• excluded
• averted
• finessed
• fought shy of
• shirked
• steered clear of
• stayed clear of
• got around
• weaseled (out of)
• missed
• precluded
• parried
• diverted
• ruled out
• obviated
• frustrated
• circumvented
• warded (off)
• debarred
• banned
• excepted
• bypassed
• outwitted
• foiled
• outsmarted
• overreached
• barred
• foxed
• outfoxed
• skirted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepted
• sought
• pursued
• welcomed
• embraced
• caught
• incurred
• courted
• contracted