Synonyms of stews

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noun

plural of stew

1

as in sweats

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 & Similar Words

• sweats
• panics
• huffs
• swelters
• fusses
• frets
• tizzies
• twitters
• flusters
• lathers
• dithers
• swivets
• pothers
• deliriums
• agitations
• hysterias
• dudgeons
• alarms
• piques
• hand-wringings
• ados
• furors
• nervous breakdowns
• distractions
• uproars
• bothers

2

as in disturbances

a state of noisy, confused activity

the audience went into a stew when the evacuation order was announced

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbances
• stirs
• commotions
• turmoils
• fusses
• hurricanes
• rackets
• storms
• noises
• fun
• zoos
• rows
• coils
• pandemoniums
• clatters
• squalls
• bustles
• alarums and excursions
• rumpuses
• ruckuses
• blathers
• hullabaloos
• ados
• tumults
• welters
• ructions
• furores
• furors
• clutters
• ballyhoos
• bobberies
• flurries
• bluster
• roars
• to-dos
• williwaws
• moils
• hubbubs
• hooplas
• hurly-burlies
• kerfuffles
• pothers
• helter-skelters
• uproars
• whirls
• hubble-bubbles
• shindys
• upheavals
• hurlies
• bothers
• eruptions
• foofaraws
• cacophonies
• splores
• hurry-scurries
• disorders
• dins
• howls
• hoo-has
• brawls
• dos
• outbreaks
• outbursts
• fevers
• outcries
• hue and cries
• flare-ups
• flutters
• scuffles
• melees
• clamors
• frays
• tizzies
• frets
• fracases
• lathers
• dithers
• hassles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peaces
• tranquilities
• calms
• rests
• hushes
• quiets
• quietudes
• orders

3

as in varieties

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things

the documentary looks at the stew of conspiracy theories inspired by the assassination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• varieties
• assortments
• medleys
• jumbles
• collages
• salads
• ragouts
• gumbos
• litters
• jungles
• potpourris
• blends
• jambalayas
• mélanges
• amalgams
• shuffles
• menageries
• patchwork quilts
• hashes
• patchworks
• mishmashes
• pastiches
• smorgasbords
• scrambles
• olios
• hodgepodges
• crazy quilts
• ragbags
• miscellanea
• clutters
• miscellanies
• alphabet soups
• agglomerates
• montages
• agglomerations
• grab bags
• mixed bags
• farragoes
• omnium-gatherums
• tangles
• rummages
• hotchpotches
• combinations
• gallimaufries
• botches
• accumulations
• macédoines
• motleys
• olla podridas
• welters
• tumbles
• muddles
• notions
• sundries
• aggregations
• salmagundis
• conglomerates
• detritus
• aggregates
• compounds
• composites
• conglomerations
• fusions
• odds and ends
• admixtures
• alloys
• oddments
• messes
• catchalls
• intermixtures
• disorders
• commixtures
• chaoses
• morasses
• snarls
• imbroglios
• disarrays
• disarrangements
• mix-ups
• shambles
• bollixes
• confusions
• dog's breakfasts
• knots

4

as in brothels

a building in which prostitutes are available

a red-light district full of down and dirty stews

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brothels
• bawdy houses
• disorderly houses
• bordellos
• cathouses
• sporting houses
• bagnios
• massage parlors
• harems
• cribs
• call houses
• seraglios

stews

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stew

1

as in boils

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 & Similar Words

• boils
• simmers
• poaches
• parboils
• steams
• coddles
• braises
• scalds
• pressure-cooks
• smothers
• reboils
• fricassees

2

as in worries

to experience concern or anxiety

stop stewing over that game and just try to do better next time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worries
• fears
• troubles
• frets
• sweats
• stresses
• sweats blood
• bothers
• fusses
• gives a hang
• agonizes
• pines
• longs
• yearns
• despairs
• chafes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepts
• endures
• takes
• sticks out
• tolerates
• sustains
• bears
• abides
• stomachs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stews

Noun

Shrimp can be added to nearly any savory dish, including pasta, tacos, stews, soups, stir fries, or salads. — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026

As the one-time mini-mogul stews in the clink, an appeal is fast-tracking its way through the courts. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

But kebabs are joined by a variety of stews, salads and eggplant dishes that are mainstays of Persian cooking. — Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026

Greek culinary historian Mariana Kavroulaki pointed out that rather than making stews, characters in The Odyssey were mostly spit-roasting their proteins, though that’s something of an anachronism in the text. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

Speaking of stews, gumbo is the quintessential combination of regional ingredients. — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 25 July 2026

Collard greens are tasty in soups, stews, and pasta, and when sautéed with aromatics as a side dish. — Christina Manian, Health, 21 July 2026

Soups and Stews Soups and stews cool fastest when transferred to shallow containers or set in an ice bath before going into the fridge—rather than leaving them to cool gradually in the pot they were cooked in. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 12 July 2026

Our recipes include hearty casseroles, warm soups and stews, and freeze-ahead family meals. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026

Verb

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC appears noticeably more clear and less green in the weeks before the Fourth of July as renovation work continues, but controversy still stews. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 June 2026

Other cast members include sous chef Alesia Harris, who returned from Season 3, stews Jenna Woudberg and Joe Caron, deckhands Eddy Hounsell and Betul Yazici, and deck/stew Mike Durrant. — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2026

Droves of Amazon shoppers are also going after this Crock-Pot lunchbox that makes reheating winter soups and stews a breeze at work, as well as this Lego poinsettia that serves as a fun, interactive gift and transforms into decor once it’s built. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025

They are joined by new crew stews Joe Caron and Jenna Woudberg, deck/stew Mike Durrant, and deckhands Eddy Hounsell and Betul Yazici. — Peter White, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025

Now Zelensky arrives less as a supplicant and more like a friend and partner, while Russian President Vladimir Putin stews in the Kremlin, frozen—for the moment—from the diplomatic conversations. — Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Oct. 2025