Thesaurus
shake
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of SHAKE
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shakes pl a sense of panic or extreme nervousness <I get the shakes every time I hear her voice>
Synonyms butterflies, dither, heebie-jeebies, jimjams, nerves, screaming meemies, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies
Related Words cold sweat, creeps, fidgets, goose bumps; agitation, anxiety, fear, hysteria, uneasiness; frazzle, nervous breakdown; edginess, jumpiness, skittishness
Near Antonyms aplomb, calm, composure, equanimity, imperturbability, self-possession, tranquillity (or tranquility)
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a shaking of the earth <the shake was a modest 3.1 on the Richter scale>
Related Words aftershock, foreshock, shock; cataclysm, convulsion, upheaval; microearthquake, microseism, seaquake
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