Definition for Stir up:

• arouse or excite feelings and passions; " The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; " The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; " Wake old feelings of hatred"

Synonyms for Stir up:

• n.

  •
  • break,
  • come in,
  • catch,
  • burst,
  • cast up,
  • deepen,
  • course,
  • crest,
  • channel,
  • dash.
  •agitate (noun)
  • agitate.
  •disturb (noun)
  • disturb.
  •ignite (noun)
  • ignite.
  •raise up (noun)
  • raise up.
  •set-off (noun)
  • set-off.

• v.

  •anger (verb)
  • boil,
  • chafe,
  • rant,
  • madden,
  • bait,
  • rave,
  • inflame,
  • goad,
  • displease,
  • affront,
  • craze,
  • infuriate,
  • burn,
  • tempt,
  • antagonize,
  • acerbate,
  • arouse,
  • rankle,
  • cross,
  • irritate,
  • aggravate,
  • annoy,
  • outrage,
  • pique,
  • lose one's temper,
  • bristle,
  • fret,
  • umbrage,
  • rile,
  • enrage,
  • nettle,
  • exasperate,
  • seethe,
  • blow up,
  • vex,
  • incense,
  • ruffle.
  •awake (verb)
  • animate,
  • revive,
  • alert,
  • enliven,
  • kindle,
  • activate,
  • awaken.
  •awaken (verb)
  • call,
  • pile out,
  • rally,
  • wake,
  • turn out,
  • roll out,
  • show a leg,
  • rouse,
  • rise and shine.
  •brew (verb)
  • contrive,
  • project,
  • gather,
  • form,
  • mull,
  • breed,
  • scheme,
  • plot,
  • start,
  • weave,
  • loom,
  • concoct,
  • compound,
  • develop.
  •churn (verb)
  • foam,
  • toss,
  • convulse,
  • moil,
  • swirl,
  • bubble,
  • jolt.
  •confuse (verb)
  • confound,
  • misinform,
  • worry,
  • nonplus,
  • unsettle,
  • discompose,
  • involve,
  • fuddle,
  • fog,
  • mislead,
  • puzzle,
  • demoralize,
  • complicate,
  • bedevil,
  • cloud,
  • discomfit,
  • addle,
  • stump,
  • frustrate,
  • mystify,
  • render uncertain,
  • disorient,
  • rattle,
  • mortify,
  • perplex,
  • shame,
  • daze,
  • faze,
  • throw off balance,
  • abash,
  • baffle,
  • mess up,
  • disconcert,
  • embarrass,
  • discountenance,
  • obscure,
  • astonish,
  • darken,
  • throw off,
  • unhinge,
  • lead astray,
  • bemuse,
  • becloud,
  • distract,
  • clutter,
  • amaze,
  • befuddle.
  •egg on (verb)
  • drive,
  • spur,
  • encourage,
  • propel,
  • sic,
  • exhort,
  • prick,
  • prompt,
  • urge.
  •evoke (verb)
  • elicit,
  • evolve,
  • waken,
  • milk,
  • recall,
  • invoke,
  • educe,
  • conjure,
  • extract,
  • summon,
  • evince.
  •excite (verb)
  • electrify,
  • energize,
  • feed the fire,
  • move,
  • anger,
  • astound,
  • fire,
  • touch off,
  • taunt,
  • quicken,
  • intensify,
  • bother,
  • mock,
  • warm,
  • wake up,
  • galvanize,
  • tease,
  • titillate,
  • precipitate,
  • delight,
  • accelerate,
  • jar,
  • whet,
  • induce,
  • work up.
  •fan (verb)
  • extend,
  • add fuel,
  • increase,
  • enkindle,
  • Impassion,
  • expand.
  •ferment (verb)
  • acidify,
  • work,
  • fester,
  • ripen,
  • effervesce,
  • sour,
  • heat,
  • overflow,
  • leaven,
  • rise,
  • evaporate,
  • fizz,
  • dissolve.
  •fluster (verb)
  • disquiet,
  • discombobulate,
  • spook,
  • hassle,
  • bewilder,
  • hurry,
  • flurry,
  • flip.
  •foment (verb)
  • foster,
  • promote,
  • nurse,
  • abet,
  • nurture,
  • cultivate.
  •get (verb)
  • bias,
  • affect,
  • inspire,
  • entertain,
  • predispose,
  • amuse,
  • dispose,
  • carry,
  • satisfy,
  • bend,
  • impress,
  • gratify,
  • strike,
  • touch,
  • influence,
  • sway.
  •perturb (verb)
  • bug,
  • alarm,
  • dismay,
  • pester.
  •prod (verb)
  • remind,
  • crowd,
  • sound,
  • spark,
  • goose.
  •raise (verb)
  • broach,
  • resurrect,
  • cause,
  • advance,
  • moot,
  • bring up.
  •remind (verb)
  • jog one's memory,
  • admonish,
  • warn,
  • recollect,
  • stress,
  • bring to mind,
  • imply,
  • advise,
  • remember,
  • make one remember,
  • call to mind,
  • retain,
  • caution,
  • retrospect,
  • call attention,
  • make one think,
  • intimate,
  • put in mind,
  • point out,
  • emphasize,
  • reminisce,
  • note,
  • refresh memory,
  • cite,
  • bethink,
  • give a cue,
  • mention,
  • call up,
  • bring back to.
  •set (verb)
  • begin,
  • commence.
  •shake (verb)
  • flitter,
  • flit,
  • totter,
  • quaver,
  • oscillate,
  • quail,
  • shimmer,
  • waggle,
  • shiver,
  • chatter,
  • rock,
  • brandish,
  • twitter,
  • flicker,
  • tremor,
  • quake,
  • palpitate,
  • shimmy,
  • dither,
  • reel,
  • whip,
  • dodder,
  • stagger,
  • water,
  • jerk,
  • flutter,
  • jog,
  • shudder,
  • swing,
  • jounce,
  • wave,
  • flourish,
  • vibrate,
  • flap,
  • fluctuate,
  • bump,
  • wobble,
  • roil.
  •shake up (verb)
  • rid,
  • purge,
  • make a clean sweep,
  • turn upside down,
  • clean out,
  • shock,
  • remove,
  • liquidate,
  • churn up,
  • clear out,
  • overturn,
  • reorganize,
  • cause revolution,
  • break with past,
  • clean up.
  •stimulate (verb)
  • grab,
  • jazz,
  • vitalize,
  • set up,
  • spirit,
  • send,
  • exhilarate,
  • elate,
  • perk,
  • support,
  • hook.
  •stir (verb)
  • rout,
  • challenge,
  • Roust,
  • add fuel to fire.
  •thrill (verb)
  • enchant,
  • tingle,
  • flush,
  • score,
  • tickle,
  • glow,
  • wow,
  • quiver,
  • tremble.
  •trouble (verb)
  • concern,
  • disoblige,
  • irk,
  • burden,
  • distress,
  • sadden,
  • pain,
  • inconvenience,
  • discommode,
  • harass,
  • harry,
  • afflict,
  • strain,
  • put out,
  • torment,
  • plague,
  • try,
  • give a hard time,
  • ail,
  • grieve.
  •turn on (verb)
  • captivate,
  • attract,
  • introduce,
  • show.
  •upset (verb)
  • floor,
  • pother,
  • rock the boat,
  • unnerve,
  • lay up,
  • turn,
  • debilitate,
  • cramp,
  • sicken,
  • pick on,
  • incapacitate.
  •wake/waken (verb)
  • jazz up,
  • grasp,
  • understand,
  • renew,
  • freshen,
  • see,
  • pep up,
  • notice.
  •whip up (verb)
  • compel,
  • hound.
  •work up (verb)
  • improve,
  • get up,
  • generate,
  • occasion,
  • produce,
  • engender,
  • muster up.

• Other synonyms:

  •awaken
  • Rallied,
  • rolled out,
  • turned out.
  •confuse
  • leading astray,
  • Fuddling,
  • throws off balance,
  • disorients,
  • fuddles,
  • be cloud,
  • fuddled,
  • disorienting,
  • misinformed,
  • led astray,
  • mystified.
  •egg on
  • sicced,
  • SICS,
  • sicked,
  • sicking.
  •excite
  • touching off,
  • waking up,
  • waked up,
  • woke up.
  •remind
  • brought to mind,
  • calls up,
  • bringing to mind,
  • Re-collect,
  • calling up,
  • called up.
  •shake up
  • cleaning out,
  • turned upside down,
  • cleans up,
  • cleaned out,
  • over turn,
  • cleaned up.

Antonyms for Stir up:

• v.

  • anger
    calm, alleviate, bore, delight, be happy, help, placate, compose, quiet, make happy, please, comfort, tranquilize, pacify, forbear, discourage, assist, appease, lull, soothe, mollify, aid.
  • awake
    sleep, deaden, stop, kill, go to sleep.
  • awaken
    hypnotize.
  • brew
    end, divide, separate, repress, destroy, ruin, neglect, ignore.
  • churn
    freeze.
  • confuse
    clarify, support, expect, order, encourage, settle, explicate, illuminate, facilitate, organize, enlighten, explain, clear up.
  • egg on
    talk out of, dissuade, hold back.
  • evoke
    quell, suppress, silence, decrease, stifle, halt.
  • excite
    deter, moderate, dishearten, weaken, praise, reassure, dampen, slow, hinder, turn off, put out, disenchant, cool, prevent, depress, retard, dull.
  • fan
    lessen, shrink, lower, abridge, shorten, contract.
  • fluster
    educate.
  • foment
    conclude, cease, condemn, finish.
  • get
    annoy, frustrate, yield, miss, disappoint, give in, overthrow, overtake, pass, upset, lose, fail, disturb, misconstrue, mismanage, leave, tire, misunderstand, anger, depart, understand, surrender, leave alone.
  • incite
    delay, block, impede, prohibit, check.
  • muddle
    fix, do well, speak clearly, untwist, arrange, uncomplicate, untangle, succeed.
  • perturb
    assure.
  • raise
    diminish, reduce, drop, abandon, raze, demolish.
  • remind
    forget.
  • set
    go up, soften, displace, remove, rise, ascend, liquefy.
  • shake
    stay, hold, steady, be still, remain.
  • stimulate
    let go, release.
  • stir
    wait, laze, rest.
  • thrill
    bring down, repulse.
  • trouble
    be content.
  • turn on
    disgust, close, displease, shut down.
  • upset
    mend, make well, place, allow, straighten, cure.
  • wake/waken
    nap.

Homophones for Stir up:

• Sitta Europaea, starve, sweet woodruff, strep, Saudi Arabia, scout troop, statutory rape, strobe, stripe, strip, strafe, sex drive, streep, strophe, strop, sterope, stripy, strive, strife, shock therapy, satrap, strap, stroppy, stirrup, suksdorfia.