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

None of this much mattered to student Aayden Vasquez, who is excited about starting at Pacoima Middle School and shook hands with Chait, Garcha and anyone else who offered a palm during their visit to his home. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Tarrant County District Attorney In mid-November 1996, Narez shook her daughter, Kasandra White, and threw the child into a wall, causing her head to strike a door, according to the 1999 Tarrant County grand jury indictment. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Adams shook loose from Bland on another play on the left sideline that Stafford pushed just a bit too far for an incompletion. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026

His runs in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert produced sonic booms that shook the nearby town of Gerlach. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

On several occasions, Elkins shook off severe cuts and knockdowns to win. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The tensions between socialists and more centrist Democrats in the party have grown steadily since Mamdani swept the mayor’s race last November, securing a victory in the country’s largest city that shook the establishment. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026

The back-to-back quakes that shook Venezuela in June and left more than 6,000 people dead each had a magnitude above 7. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

From the 8-yard line, Roman Wilson shook free for a touchdown from Rodgers. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026