What is another word for quake?
511 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kwˈe͡ɪk], [ kwˈeɪk], [ k_w_ˈeɪ_k]
When it comes to describing an earthquake, the word "quake" may seem like the most obvious choice. However, there are a variety of synonyms that can be used to convey the same meaning. For example, "tremor" refers to a slight shaking or quivering movement, while "seismic activity" describes the movement of tectonic plates. "Tremble" is another option that can be used to describe the shaking of the ground during an earthquake. "Shiver" can be used to suggest a rapid or sudden shaking, while "convulsion" conveys a more violent or intense shaking. Ultimately, the choice of synonym will depend on the specific context and desired tone of the writing.
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Similar words for quake:
- disturbance (noun)
- earthquake (noun)
- impact (noun)
- palpitate (noun)
- tremor (noun)
- vibration (noun)
- agitate (verb)
- dread (verb)
- jerk (verb)
- motion (verb)
- quiver (verb)
- recoil (verb)
- rock (verb)
- shake (verb)
- shiver (verb)
- totter (verb)
- vibrate (verb)
Synonyms for Quake:
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- repetition .
- big scenes ,
- big stinks ,
- dis arrangement ,
- dis arrangements ,
- dis order ,
- dis orders ,
- dis traction ,
- dis tractions ,
- dis-arrangement ,
- dis-arrangements ,
- dis-order ,
- dis-orders ,
- dis-traction ,
- dis-tractions ,
- ex plosion ,
- ex plosions ,
- ex-plosion ,
- ex-plosions ,
- up rising ,
- up risings ,
- up-rising ,
- up-risings ,
- up-roar ,
- up-roars .
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• agitate • dread- am afraid ,
- are afraid ,
- art afraid ,
- being afraid ,
- had cold feet ,
- haddest cold feet ,
- hadst cold feet ,
- has cold feet ,
- hast cold feet ,
- hath cold feet ,
- mis doubt ,
- mis doubted ,
- mis doubting ,
- mis doubts ,
- mis-doubt ,
- mis-doubted ,
- mis-doubting ,
- mis-doubts ,
- shrank from ,
- shrinking from ,
- shrinks from ,
- shrunk from ,
- was afraid ,
- wast afraid ,
- were afraid ,
- wert afraid .
- Resiled ,
- Resiling ,
- re acted ,
- re acting ,
- re bound ,
- re bounded ,
- re bounding ,
- re bounds ,
- re coil ,
- re coiled ,
- re coiling ,
- re coils ,
- re-acted ,
- re-acting ,
- re-bound ,
- re-bounded ,
- re-bounding ,
- re-bounds ,
- re-coil ,
- re-coiled ,
- re-coiling ,
- re-coils ,
- resiles ,
- shied away ,
- shies away ,
- shying away ,
- stepped back ,
- stepping back ,
- steps back ,
- with draw ,
- with drawing ,
- with drawn ,
- with draws ,
- with drew ,
- with-draw ,
- with-drawing ,
- with-drawn ,
- with-drew .
- concusses ,
- push pull ,
- pushed and pull ,
- pushed pull ,
- pushes and pull ,
- pushes pull ,
- pushing and pull ,
- pushing pull ,
- rolled about ,
- rolling about ,
- rolls about .
- Commoved ,
- commoves ,
- dis compose ,
- dis composed ,
- dis composes ,
- dis composing ,
- dis quiet ,
- dis quieted ,
- dis quieting ,
- dis quiets ,
- dis-compose ,
- dis-composed ,
- dis-composes ,
- dis-composing ,
- dis-quiet ,
- dis-quieted ,
- dis-quieting ,
- dis-quiets ,
- set motion ,
- sets motion ,
- succussed ,
- succusses ,
- succussing ,
- up sets ,
- up setting ,
- up-set ,
- up-sets ,
- up-setting .
- am cold ,
- are cold ,
- art cold ,
- being cold ,
- had quivers ,
- had shakes ,
- had the quivers ,
- had the shakes ,
- haddest quivers ,
- haddest shakes ,
- haddest the quivers ,
- haddest the shakes ,
- hadst quivers ,
- hadst shakes ,
- hadst the quivers ,
- hadst the shakes ,
- has quivers ,
- has shakes ,
- has the quivers ,
- has the shakes ,
- hast quivers ,
- hast shakes ,
- hast the quivers ,
- hast the shakes ,
- hath quivers ,
- hath shakes ,
- hath the quivers ,
- hath the shakes ,
- have quivers ,
- have shakes ,
- having quivers ,
- having shakes ,
- having the quivers ,
- is cold ,
- was cold ,
- wast cold ,
- were cold ,
- wert cold .
Other synonyms:
- epicenter ,
- flinch ,
- magnitude ,
- seismic ,
- seismograph ,
- seismology ,
- the Richter scale ,
- the San Andreas Fault ,
- tremblor .
- aftershock ,
- disturbance ,
- shock wave ,
- tic ,
- bug out ,
- cringe ,
- fear ,
- spook ,
- start back .
- prickle .
- knot .
Other relevant words:
- Commoving ,
- Danced ,
- Feared ,
- Fearing ,
- Flipping ,
- Joggled ,
- Joggling ,
- Jounced ,
- Shrugged ,
- Shrugging ,
- Undulating ,
- Vellicating ,
- Zigzagged ,
- Zigzagging ,
- be afraid ,
- be cold ,
- commove ,
- dancing ,
- dithered ,
- dithering ,
- dread ,
- flickering ,
- have cold feet ,
- have the quivers ,
- have the shakes ,
- having cold feet ,
- having the shakes ,
- hurtle ,
- hurtling ,
- is afraid ,
- jar ,
- jarring ,
- jitter ,
- jittering ,
- joggle ,
- joggles ,
- jouncing ,
- pulsating ,
- pulsing ,
- quail ,
- quaver ,
- quiver ,
- recoil ,
- rock ,
- set in motion ,
- sets in motion ,
- setting in motion ,
- shake ,
- shiver ,
- shrink from ,
- shrug ,
- shrugs ,
- shudder ,
- stir up ,
- stirred up ,
- stirring up ,
- stirs up ,
- succuss ,
- totter ,
- tremble ,
- tremored ,
- tremoring ,
- up set ,
- vellicate ,
- vibrate ,
- walk unsteadily ,
- walking unsteadily ,
- walks unsteadily ,
- wiggle ,
- wobble ,
- writhing ,
- zigzags .
- Twire ,
- afraid ,
- agitation ,
- apoplexy ,
- be agitated ,
- beat ,
- blench ,
- bob ,
- bobble ,
- bounce ,
- breakup ,
- brittle ,
- bump ,
- cataclysm ,
- cavort ,
- chatter ,
- chill ,
- climax ,
- come and go ,
- concuss ,
- concussion ,
- convulse ,
- convulsion ,
- cower ,
- curvet ,
- dance ,
- diastrophism ,
- didder ,
- disaster ,
- dither ,
- dodder ,
- earth tremor ,
- earthquake ,
- ebb and flow ,
- excite ,
- exhilarate ,
- falter ,
- fearful ,
- fidget ,
- fit ,
- flicker ,
- flip out ,
- flitter ,
- flop ,
- flounce ,
- flounder ,
- fluctuate ,
- flutter ,
- fragile ,
- fragment ,
- freak out ,
- freak out on ,
- freeze ,
- freeze to death ,
- frisson ,
- geological phenomenon ,
- get high on ,
- glow ,
- grimace ,
- gyration ,
- have the fidgets ,
- heave ,
- hesitate ,
- horripilate ,
- hustle ,
- impact ,
- insecure ,
- jactitate ,
- jerk ,
- jig ,
- jiggle ,
- jog ,
- jostle ,
- jounce ,
- judder ,
- jump ,
- lose heat ,
- microseism ,
- move ,
- oscillate ,
- overthrow ,
- palpitation ,
- pant ,
- paroxysm ,
- pitch ,
- prance ,
- precarious ,
- pulsate ,
- pulsation ,
- pulse ,
- quaker ,
- quaking ,
- quavering ,
- quivering ,
- ramshackle ,
- rattle ,
- reel ,
- resonant ,
- resonate ,
- reverberate ,
- rickety ,
- rictus ,
- roll ,
- rough ,
- scared ,
- seism ,
- seismic activity ,
- seismological ,
- shakiness ,
- shaking ,
- shaky ,
- shamble ,
- shivering ,
- shivery ,
- shock ,
- shrink ,
- shuddering ,
- shuffle ,
- spasm ,
- splinter ,
- squirm ,
- stagger ,
- starve ,
- stroke ,
- stumble ,
- sway ,
- swell ,
- swing ,
- teeter ,
- temblor ,
- thrill ,
- thrill to ,
- throb ,
- thunderous ,
- tidal wave ,
- tingle ,
- topple ,
- toss ,
- toss and turn ,
- tottery ,
- trembler ,
- trembling ,
- tremor ,
- tremulous ,
- trepidation ,
- tsunami ,
- tumble ,
- turn on to ,
- twist and turn ,
- unsafe ,
- unsound ,
- unstable ,
- unsteady ,
- upheaval ,
- vacillate ,
- vibrant ,
- vibration ,
- vibratory ,
- vivacious ,
- volcanic activity ,
- wag ,
- waggle ,
- wave ,
- waver ,
- wavering ,
- wobbling ,
- wobbly ,
- wriggle ,
- writhe .
- Stickled ,
- Stickling ,
- pull back ,
- pulled back ,
- pulling back ,
- pulls back ,
- react ,
- resile ,
- shy away ,
- step back ,
- stickle ,
- stickles ,
- turn away ,
- turned away ,
- turning away ,
- turns away .
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How to use "Quake" in context?
There are few things that are as mystifying and confounding as earthquakes. From the moment they start occurring to the strange aftershocks that follow, scientists still don't know the cause or origin of these seismic rattles. Nonetheless, they continue to baffle and terrify millions of people who live beneath their devastating effects.
Paraphrases for Quake:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
temblor.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
earthquake, Earthquakes.
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Noun, singular or mass
earthquake.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
aftershock, epicenter, shake.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Quake:
- quiche, quash, quack-quack, quack, quaggy, quagga, quiesce, quickie, qi, quahaug, quiaquia, Quayage, Q, quiz, quassia, quay, quechua, queasy, quasi, quicky, quick, Quag, queue, quahog.
Hyponym for Quake:
v.
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motion
tremble.
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motion
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