Synonyms of shivers

shivers 1 of 2

noun

plural of shiver

as in nerves

a sense of panic or extreme nervousness

looking down from the window ledge sent shivers up my spine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nerves
• butterflies
• willies
• shakes
• creeps
• jitters
• heebie-jeebies
• fear
• jimjams
• anxiety
• hysteria
• screaming meemies
• fidgets
• dither
• goose bumps
• whim-whams
• cold sweat
• uneasiness
• agitation
• nervous breakdown
• jumpiness
• frazzle
• edginess
• skittishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm
• composure
• tranquility
• equanimity
• aplomb
• imperturbability
• self-possession

shivers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shiver

1

as in shudders

Related Words

• shudders
• trembles
• shakes
• quivers
• quakes
• flutters
• flits
• squirms
• wiggles
• paces
• twitches
• fidgets
• writhes
• twitters
• jiggles
• wriggles
• jerks
• fiddles
• tosses
• threshes
• thrashes
• twists
• squiggles
• jigs

Dissimilar Words

• rests
• relaxes
• unwinds
• calms (down)
• stills

2

as in splits

Related Words

• splits
• destroys
• splinters
• vaporizes
• wracks
• wastes
• wrecks
• annihilates
• pulverizes
• ruins
• crunches
• totals
• devastates
• snaps
• desolates
• demolishes
• fragments
• tears down
• nukes
• fractures
• decimates
• cracks
• bashes
• crushes
• smashes
• shatters
• crashes
• breaks down
• busts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shivers

Noun

The best horror movies for Halloween need to offer something a little richer, that mix of shivers and catharsis that makes this time of year so darned fun. — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

The idea of seeing a total solar eclipse there sent shivers through me. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

The country’s steady release of AI models that are open-source, high-performing, and relatively cheap to build and run has been sending shivers through Silicon Valley and Wall Street. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

Speaking to Julia Cunningham on her eponymous podcast, Adams says the moment when Cecile realizes her half-sister is the serial killer (while her mom was a plain ol’ one-off manslaughterer) still gives her the shivers. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026

Judith claims to be a forensic accountant, but is actually a career assassin whose very name sends shivers of fear through her enemies and ones of excitement through her admirers. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

This is sending shivers down the spines of regular Democrats, who now sheepishly admit the party has been turned over to the left-wing loons. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

The warning that exuberant investors might not be quite rational sent temporary shivers through global stock markets. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 22 June 2026

Gives me the shivers every time. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026