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Synonyms & Antonyms of shook-up
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in concerned, bothered
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for shook-up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for shook-up
shook up
verb
past tense of shake up
Synonyms & Antonyms of shook up (Entry 2 of 2)
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
- the news that we had failed the auto inspection shook us up
Synonyms for shook up
Words Related to shook up
- astonished,
- bowled over,
- dumbfounded
- (also dumfounded),
- flabbergasted,
- freaked (out),
- stunned,
- stupefied
- affrighted,
- alarmed
- (also alarumed),
- dismayed,
- frighted,
- frightened,
- horrified,
- panicked,
- scared,
- scarified,
- spooked,
- startled,
- terrified,
- terrorized
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The participle made famous by Elvis
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“Shook-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shook-up. Accessed 7 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of shook-up was in 1897
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