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

While warming up, the four 2,400-hp Pratt & Whitney engines rattled and shook the plane’s fuselage. — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Witnesses said the explosion shook the area as much as the quake. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Witnesses said the explosion shook the area as much as did the quake. — CBS News, 29 July 2026

The case exposed serious weaknesses in financial oversight and shook public confidence in institutions responsible for protecting taxpayer dollars. — Malia M Cohen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026

Ryan, looking down at a shiny Rolex watch inside a box, shook his head. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026

There was some pink smoke at the start of the match from pyrotechnics, but the air eventually cleared as the action heated up and players from both teams shook off the rust from the long layoff. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

The deposed dictator smiled, greeted court personnel, and shook hands with lawyers after entering the courtroom, according to the Associated Press. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

Ragusa passed a full 44 years without any instances of the plague and shook off outbreaks that decimated the population of other regions. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026