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
• jolted
• wobbled
• vibrated
• convulsed
• quivered
• agitated
• quaked
• swung
• twitched
• jiggled
• rocked
• joggled
• jounced
• throbbed
• juddered
• waved
• bucketed
• thrilled
• quavered
• fluttered
• chattered
• wavered
• fluctuated
• flickered
• oscillated
• pulsed
• palpitated
• undulated
• pulsated
• doddered
• beaten
• 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
• dodged
• eschewed
• eliminated
• ducked
• shuffled (out of)
• deflected
• kept clear of
• scaped
• excluded
• averted
• fought shy of
• shirked
• steered clear of
• stayed clear of
• finessed
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shaken

The tragedy has shaken students across campus Across campus, vending machines that offer free Narcan – an over-the-counter nasal spray version of naloxone used to rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose – have been emptied, WMC reported. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

His steady hand has been shaken by the tragic death of his firstborn daughter. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Potent cocktails featuring herbs and fruit were shaken and stirred with ice that was meticulously hand-carved on site by bartender extraordinaire Kevin Lee. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

The boy's mother said her son was shaken by the incident, but not injured. — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

When warm water was used and the bottle was shaken, the powder was fully converted to gelatin and dissolved most of the pills. — Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Polls open for the Duma ballot on 18 September – the first parliamentary election since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine – and, despite ever greater public opposition to the war, Vladimir Putin’s grasp on power is unlikely to be shaken. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026

Those resilient foundations, and that never-say-die mentality, feel badly shaken. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

As the revenge killings mount, the mission begins to eat away at him — and Avner’s belief in closure is shaken. — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026