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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Moehrig is the straw that stirs the drink on the back end. —

Mike Kaye june 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026 The Aries Moon stirs home and family matters, so emotional safety matters as much as the agreement itself. —

Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026 Its movement still stirs something elemental, equal parts comfort and awe. —

Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 Just a Frisian meadow, monastic rhythm, and the instruction to listen to what stirs within you. —

Naomi May, Air Mail, 30 May 2026 After seasoning the steak, Jade grates cheese as Giada stirs the pasta, accidentally dropping it into the bowl. —

Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 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

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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

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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