SHAKEN Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

shaken

verb

past participle of shake

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

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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

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Recent Examples of shaken At the head of the lead breakaway group, the Ecuadorian bore the brunt of issues — he was nearly taken out by the Shimano neutral service vehicle, and had to slow due to the number of fans having shaken Kuss from his wheel with five kilometres left. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The community is shaken by the recent threats but determined to resist. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 The incident led to many questions of the Louvre’s security and left the citizens of France shaken. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 July 2026 Any potential Houthi blockade of the strait would rattle energy markets already shaken by the war in Iran and would likely raise energy prices further. — Emily Feng, NPR, 21 July 2026 As officers pressed him about those experiences, he became visibly shaken, raising his voice. — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 20 July 2026 And Hollywood insider Rob Shuter is reporting that Savannah was deeply shaken by what happened. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 July 2026 The Democratic establishment, shaken by the rise of progressive socialists, is right to wonder where this wave might lead. — David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 The wine and cocktail menu sports a few local makers too, including Gruet Winery’s sparkling wine and Hollow Spirits vodka, which is shaken into the restaurant’s take on a Vesper martini. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

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Verb

The way the stadium shuddered with noise.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 May 2026
At least the elevator still creaked and shuddered, as in the old days, finally trembling open on the eighth floor.

— Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026

Definition of shuddered

Verb

Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Suddenly, the tent jerked and wobbled.

— Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

Definition of jerked

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One was Ona Judge, who escaped and evaded Washington’s yearslong effort to recapture her.

— John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
For the rest of us that the nerdy reference evaded, Jarvis recently won Atlanta's starting SS job, and manager Walt Weiss won't stop raving about the 25-year-old speedster.

— John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of evaded

Verb

The Mariners avoided a third consecutive loss in a four-game series that started as a matchup of the top two teams in the AL West.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
The initial read was that Gonzalez, who dealt with a strained hamstring earlier this year, avoided a significant injury and shouldn’t miss any time.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 26 July 2026