Synonyms and Antonyms of stir up

synonym (synonym of stir up)

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

  • arouse or excite feelings and passions (verb.emotion)
    arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)
     
  • change the arrangement or position of (verb.contact)
    displace, move
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
     
  • provoke or stir up (verb.communication)
    provoke, stimulate
    provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication)
     

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

  • arouse or excite feelings and passions (verb.emotion)
    ferment
    work up into agitation or excitement (verb.emotion)
     
  • change the arrangement or position of (verb.contact)
    beat, scramble
    stir vigorously (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    toss
    agitate (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    rile, roil
    make turbid by stirring up the sediments of (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    poke
    stir by poking (verb.contact)
     
  • provoke or stir up (verb.communication)
    raise
    activate or stir up (verb.communication)
     
  • try to stir up public opinion (verb.social)
    rumpus
    cause a disturbance (verb.social)
     

cause (cause to relations of stir up)

  • provoke or stir up (verb.communication)
    act, move
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social)
     

derivation (.... is derived from stir up)

synonym hypernym hyponym cause derivation agitate foment fire up commove disturb raise up provoke stimulate displace arouse elicit enkindle raise beat toss rile poke act move fomentation instigation incitation incitement provocation firebrand
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Related Words

. agitate, foment . fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, wake . agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, vex . incite, instigate, set off . arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise . displace, move . provoke, stimulate . ferment . beat, scramble . toss . rile, roil . poke . raise . rumpus . act, move . inflaming, inflammation . heat, passion, warmth . fomentation, instigation . incitation, incitement . incitation, incitement, provocation . firebrand, inciter, instigant, instigator, provoker . incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious . agitator, fomenter


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