jolt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of JOLT

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements <the roller coaster car jerked and jolted as it coursed along the old wooden tracks>

Synonyms agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, judder [chiefly British], quake, quiver, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)

Related Words rock, sway, swing; chatter, quaver, shiver, thrill, tremble; twitch; dodder, waver; flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, undulate, wave; beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion <she jolted the door open with her elbow>

Synonyms buck, hitch, hoick, jolt, twitch, yank

Related Words bump, jounce, lurch, pitch, stagger; jig, jiggle, jog, joggle, shake; drag, lug, pull, tug; pluck, tweak; grab, rip, snap (up), snatch, tear, wrench, wrest, wring

to cause an unpleasant surprise for <the sneak terrorist attack jolted the country out of its indolence and indifference>

Synonyms appall (also appal), floor, jolt, shake up

Near Antonyms buffer, cushion; delight, gratify, please, rejoice, tickle; charm, entice, tempt; assure, cheer, comfort, console, solace, soothe; reassure

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