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

During a past earthquake that shook the floor, only a single strand broke across all operating towers. — Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

As Willard wheeled Athena away, fussing with an umbrella to offer the dog shade, Bech Parker shook her head in frustration. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Almost daily demonstrations, sometimes drawing hundreds of thousands of people, shook Vucic more than at any time since his party came to power in 2012. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Republican, also opposed Mamdani's attendance, though the two shook hands there Friday. — Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

The leaves shook and the branches swayed, but the tree stood. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

However, Rybakina shook off the break, taking the next two games to force a deciding third set to determine who will join women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the final. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Every once in a while, when there was a pause, my eyes started to water and my body quivered and shook a little bit. — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Drexel's Academy of Natural Sciences shook the Philadelphia community after announcing their museum would close to the public after nearly 200 years. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026