STIRS Synonyms: 265 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stir

as in swirls

to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly the recipe says to stir the mixture carefully until it's properly blended

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as in shifts

to change one's position the cat stirred, then opened its eyes and slowly got to its feet

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as in provokes

to rouse to strong feeling or action news coverage of the fire stirred many to send donations to a fund for the families who had lost their homes

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stirs

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noun (1)

plural of stir

as in commotions

a state of noisy, confused activity the plane's first jolt caused a stir among the passengers, and by the third one they were in a panic

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as in moves

the act or an instance of changing position we were warned that the slightest stir would scare the mother bird so we hardly dared to breathe

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stirs

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noun (2)

plural of stir, slang

as in jails

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody 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

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Recent Examples of stirs

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At least once a week, Dahrouge or Goetz goes to nearby wetlands, stirs shin-deep water and collects silty samples filled with arthropods, daphnia and other macroscopic critters the salamanders will eat. —

Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 May 2026 Her decision stirs conflicts with her husband (Bernal), daughter (Noomi Rapace), and AI assistant (Beanie Feldstein), revealing the humorous complexity of their relationships. —

Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 May 2026 In this recipe from The Vegetable Butcher cookbook, Cara Mangini sautes grated carrot, pine nuts, and garlic in olive oil, then stirs the mixture into Greek yogurt. —

Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 21 May 2026 By evening, the Aries Moon stirs private ambition and a stronger inner conviction about what comes next. —

Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026 At the same time, your home and personal life are evolving, as Uranus in Gemini stirs things up between your personal and professional life. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026 As the rise of artificial intelligence stirs anxiety over the technology taking people's jobs, AI is also opening pathways to new careers, according to LinkedIn. —

Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 If travel, coursework, or a belief debate stirs friction, skip arguing about theory in favor of grounding the talk with real-life examples. —

Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026 The intuitive Moon stirs your 7th House of Companionship, squaring fortuitous Jupiter in your 4th House of Care, so promises and comfort could pull in opposite directions. —

Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026

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Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk. —

Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stirs

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The galaxy's heart shines brightly in the image, with gleaming rays of light radiating from its center while gas and dust swirls around.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 19 May 2026
Longoria’s approach to the wild fervour that continually swirls around the Velodrome was to try to harness it by hiring comparably combustible coaches like Jorge Sampaoli, Igor Tudor, Gennaro Gattuso and De Zerbi.

— Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026