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

Revealed in January and going on sale in June, the iPhone shook up an industry that was coming to terms with online app stores and touchscreens just as Apple steamrollered in with its own vision. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Back in June, a blockbuster trade shook up the NBA landscape when superstar power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was sent from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Miami Heat in exchange for four players, including shooting guard Tyler Herro. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 July 2026

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

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