Synonyms and Antonyms of stir

synonym (synonym of stir)

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hypernym (stir IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event (noun.state)
    commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do
    a disorderly outburst or tumult (noun.state)
     
  • a rapid active commotion (noun.act)
    commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult
    the act of making a noisy disturbance (noun.act)
     
  • affect emotionally (verb.emotion)
    affect, impress, move, strike
    have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)
     
  • emotional agitation and excitement (noun.feeling)
    agitation
    the feeling of being agitated; not calm (noun.feeling)
     
  • mix or add by stirring (verb.contact)
    work
    move into or onto (verb.contact)
     
  • move an implement through (verb.motion)
    displace, move
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
     
  • move very slightly (verb.motion)
    move, move
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion)
     
  • stir feelings in (verb.perception)
    sensitise, sensitize
    cause to sense; make sensitive (verb.perception)
     
  • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of (verb.emotion)
    arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)
     
  • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (verb.creation)
    create, make
    make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF stir relation)

  • affect emotionally (verb.emotion)
    get
    evoke an emotional response (verb.emotion)
     
  • emotional agitation and excitement (noun.feeling)
    electricity
    keen and shared excitement (noun.feeling)
     
  • (noun.feeling)
    sensation
    a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest (noun.feeling)
     
  • move an implement through (verb.motion)
    churn
    stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    paddle
    stir with a paddle (verb.contact)
     
  • stir feelings in (verb.perception)
    fuck off, jack off, jerk off, masturbate, she-bop, wank
    get sexual gratification through self-stimulation (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    masturbate
    stimulate sexually (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    horripilate
    cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    work
    provoke or excite (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    blow, fellate, go down on, suck
    provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    thrill
    cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    quicken, whet
    make keen or more acute (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    disgust, gross out, repel, revolt
    fill with distaste (verb.perception)
     
  • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of (verb.emotion)
    fuel
    stimulate (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up
    stimulate sexually (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    affright, fright, frighten, scare
    cause fear in (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    thrill, tickle, vibrate
    feel sudden intense sensation or emotion (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    invite, tempt
    give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift
    fill with high spirits; fill with optimism (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate
    heighten or intensify (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    titillate
    excite pleasurably or erotically (verb.emotion)
     
  • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (verb.creation)
    anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict
    wish harm upon; invoke evil upon (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    bless
    give a benediction to (verb.communication)
     

verb group (stir is verb group of ....)

derivation (.... is derived from stir)

  • a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event (noun.state)
    flamboyant, showy, splashy
    marked by ostentation but often tasteless (adj.all)
     
  • a rapid active commotion (noun.act)
    bustle, bustle about, hustle
    move or cause to move energetically or busily (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    flurry
    move in an agitated or confused manner (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.social)
    fuss, mother, overprotect
    care for like a mother (verb.social)
     
  • affect emotionally (verb.emotion)
    inspiration, stirring
    arousing to a particular emotion or action (noun.act)
     
  • emotional agitation and excitement (noun.feeling)
    excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir
    stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    stir, touch
    affect emotionally (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    excite, stimulate, stir
    stir feelings in (verb.perception)
     
  • move an implement through (verb.motion)
    stirrer
    an implement used for stirring (noun.artifact)
     
  • move very slightly (verb.motion)
    shift, shifting
    the act of moving from one place to another (noun.act)
     
  • stir feelings in (verb.perception)
    input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus
    any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action (noun.cognition)
     
  • (adj.all)
    stimulative
    capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    excitant, excitative, excitatory
    (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    stimulant, stimulating
    that stimulates (adj.all)
     
  • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of (verb.emotion)
    stir
    emotional agitation and excitement (noun.feeling)
     
  • (noun.person)
    scaremonger, stirrer
    a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.state)
    excitation, excitement, fervor, fervour, inflammation
    the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up (noun.state)
     
  • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (verb.creation)
    conjuration, conjuring, conjury, invocation
    calling up a spirit or devil (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    evocation, summoning
    calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    conjuration, incantation
    a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    invocation
    an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    conjurer, conjuror, illusionist, magician, prestidigitator
    someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience (noun.person)
     
synonym also hypernym hyponym verb group derivation splash ado agitate budge excite stimulate agitate foment stir up fire up commotion din agitation disruption work create electricity sensation anathemise anathemize bless fuel call forth evoke kick up provoke bustle bustle about flurry fuss excite shake
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