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stew

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of stew

1 a state of nervous or irritated concern
  • Many in town are in a stew about the proposed plan to close at least one of the elementary schools.
Synonyms of stew

dither, fluster, fret, fuss, huff, lather, pother, swelter, swivet, tizzy, twitter
Words Related to stew

bother, dudgeon, pique

alarm (also alarum), hand-wringing, panic

ado, agitation, delirium, distraction, furor, hysteria, uproar

nervous breakdown
2 a state of noisy, confused activity
  • The audience went into a stew when the performance was abruptly cancelled.
Synonyms of stew

ado, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, commotion, disturbance, foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoopla, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, squall, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo
Words Related to stew

cacophony, clamor, din, howl, hue and cry, noise, outcry, racket, roar

disorder, unrest, upheaval

eruption, flare-up, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburst

brawl, fracas, fray, hassle, melee (also mêlée), scuffle

dither, fever, fret, lather, tizzy
Near Antonyms of stew

calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)

order, orderliness

stew

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of stew

1 to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam
  • Stew the chicken till tender, and then remove the meat from the bones.
Synonyms of stew

boil, coddle, parboil, poach, simmer
Words Related to stew

scald

braise, fricassee, pressure-cook, smother, steam

reboil
2 to experience concern or anxiety
  • Stop stewing over that game and just try to do better next time.
Synonyms of stew

bother, fear, fret, fuss, stress, sweat, trouble, worry
Words Related to stew

agonize

long, pine, yearn

chafe

despair
Phrases Synonymous with stew

give a hang (or care a hang), sweat blood
Near Antonyms of stew

accept

abide, bear, endure, stick out, stomach, sustain, take, tolerate

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