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stir
Synonyms and Antonyms of stir
- the plane's first jolt caused a stir among the passengers, and by the third one they were in a panic
ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter [chiefly dialect], coil, commotion, corroboree [Australian], disturbance, do [chiefly dialect], foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry (or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle [chiefly British], moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore [Scottish], squall, stew, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo
calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
- we were warned that the slightest stir would scare the mother bird so we hardly dared to breathe
stir
Synonyms and Antonyms of stir
- the mule had just got out of stir and was being followed by the feds, who had their sights set on the kingpin of the operation
bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tank
glasshouse [British], guardhouse, hulk(s)
concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work camp
stir
Synonyms and Antonyms of stir
- the cat stirred, then opened its eyes and slowly got to its feet
- news coverage of the fire stirred many to send donations to a fund for the families who had lost their homes
calm, soothe, subdue, tranquilize (also tranquillize)
stir (up)
Synonyms and Antonyms of stir (up)
- couldn't stir up any interest in a Saturday morning outing to the art museum
advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote, sow, stimulate
detonate, set, set off, trigger
excite, galvanize, inflame (also enflame), inspire, motivate, rouse
activate, energize, enliven, fire, invigorate, jazz (up), liven (up), pep (up), quicken, stimulate, vitalize
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