Synonyms of shook

shook

verb

past tense of shake

1

as in jerked

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

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

2

as in avoided

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shook

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have decided to move from from their Montecito idyll to the United Kingdom in mere weeks, news that generated countless headlines and shook royal society to its core. — Chandler Tregaskes, Vanity Fair, 22 Aug. 2026

The temblor set off emergency quake alerts on mobile phones and also significantly shook Tokyo. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Cagle said Zarutska’s death was a tragedy that shook the entire community. — Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026

Messick laughed, shook his head and pleaded for the nickname to meet a quick demise. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Just two days after the interview shook the monarchy, then-Prince Charles stepped out to visit a London vaccine clinic. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Neighbors said the blast shook homes as far as two blocks away. — Bryant Reed, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

During an allegedly sleepy period on the NBA schedule, the Lakers shook everyone awake with a blaring alarm. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Instead, Lauritzen reportedly shook his head and accelerated forward. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026