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

The restaurant offers Mediterranean specialties like samosas, chicken kebab, hummus, and Persian stews. — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 20 Aug. 2026

From sharing hearty soups and stews at potlucks to baking gooey cookies and spiced pies for holiday get-togethers, fall recipes are a large part of what makes the season so cozy and magical. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2026

Foods like soups, frozen fruits, stews and meats have longer shelf lives when they’re frozen and properly stored. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Mopane worms, considered a delicacy, are caterpillars that are sun-dried and can be used as a salad topping or in sauces and stews. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The other stews help out with lines and fenders, and the docking is a success. — Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

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

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