Synonyms of shook-up

shook-up 1 of 2

adjective

as in upset

Related Words

• upset
• troubled
• aggrieved
• distraught
• ill at ease
• perturbed
• disturbed
• distressed
• bothered
• disquieted
• freaked
• jumpy
• uptight
• worried
• jittery
• insecure
• freaked-out
• nervous
• foreboding
• concerned
• queasy
• goosey
• edgy
• dithery
• anxious
• vexed
• fretful
• apprehensive
• flustered
• tense
• hesitant
• fretting
• nervy
• antsy
• hung up
• hinky
• uneasy
• unquiet
• het up
• stewing
• atwitter
• aflutter
• misgiving
• preoccupied
• restless
• obsessed
• unnerved
• high-strung
• undone
• qualmish
• fluttery
• unstrung
• fidgety
• flighty
• spooky
• skittish
• hypertense
• twittered
• qualmy

Dissimilar Words

• collected
• calm
• relaxed
• easy
• cool
• nerveless
• confident
• sure
• happy-go-lucky
• controlled
• self-assured
• self-confident
• self-controlled

shook up

2 of 2

verb

past tense of shake up

as in shocked

to cause an unpleasant surprise for

the news that we had failed the auto inspection shook us up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shocked
• appalled
• stunned
• horrified
• shook
• scared
• frightened
• startled
• jolted
• knocked for a loop
• astonished
• bowled over
• outraged
• terrified
• alarmed
• floored
• amazed
• panicked
• freaked (out)
• turned off
• overwhelmed
• disgusted
• dumbfounded
• stupefied
• spooked
• flabbergasted
• terrorized
• sickened
• revolted
• scandalized
• dismayed
• scarified
• offended
• upset
• nauseated
• disturbed
• awed
• repelled
• distressed
• astounded
• perturbed
• displeased
• unsettled
• disconcerted
• disquieted
• frighted
• emasculated
• chilled
• affrighted
• daunted
• weirded out
• demoralized
• overpowered
• discomposed
• dispirited
• unnerved
• unmanned
• crushed
• discomforted
• undid
• unstrung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleased
• cushioned
• buffered
• delighted
• gratified
• tickled
• rejoiced
• tempted
• assured
• enticed
• charmed
• cheered
• comforted
• consoled
• soothed
• reassured
• solaced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shook-up

Verb

The buzzy, balls-to-the-wall sci-fi action-thriller shook up a slumbering Cannes earlier this year with a late night slot in Competition, emerging with many already declaring the 160-minute film to be a cult classic. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 July 2026

The visitor’s fresh perspective shook up the studio owner’s old habits. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026

That trade instantly shook up the Eastern Conference hierarchy. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Anthropic’s Claude comes for the scientists First AI titan Anthropic shook up the computer programming industry with Claude Code. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 1 July 2026

The collaborative troupe—made up of parts of Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) and German-Iraqi producer Boys Noize—effectively shook up the desert with their sonic blitzkrieg that reinterpreted NIN’s songbook into a hyper-electronic fever dream. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026

Nike shook up its Air Max franchise in March with the introduction of the Air Liquid Max, a new model that pushes both aesthetic and technology boundaries through its unique construction. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 May 2026

McCaughey’s entrance shook up the race in January in what some had expected to be a two-candidate battle between Stewart and Fazio. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026

While Santa Margarita’s boys and girls dominated the team competitions to extend their title streaks, a few Orange County racers shook up the meet. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 10 May 2026