SHAKEN UP Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

shaken up

verb

past participle of shake up

as in shocked

to cause an unpleasant surprise for the news that we had failed the auto inspection shook us up

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Recent Examples of shaken up Naylor was shaken up on the slide, but walked off the field under his own power and was replaced by Fairchild, who came up from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 Schmitt was visibly shaken up and could be seen rubbing his left knee in discomfort. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Spain’s dismantling of favourites France has certainly shaken up The Athletic’s ranking of the top 50 players at the World Cup, but just how much? — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Ahead of his final year at the prestigious Buckley School, Bret (Igby Rigney) is shaken up by a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory (Homer Gere), who arrives just as a serial killer called the Trawler is terrorizing LA. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 July 2026 The Industrial Revolution had shaken up the economy, and there was a feeling from people in the country of suspicious of people in the city. — NBC news, 5 July 2026 But the Clippers have shaken up their team quite a bit in the last few months and are a team worth watching this week. — Tony East, Forbes.com, 24 June 2026 And while certainly shaken up, the driver and passenger (also test dummies in this case) likely could have walked away without being struck by shattered glass or a protruding antler. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026 Nimmo, who was teammates with Lugo with the Mets, was visibly shaken up while running to first base. — Zach Dean, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026

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Consuela Ardon, co-owner of Las Palmas, her business for 19 years, said the arrest shocked her customers, many of whom are Hispanic.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Glen’s family is deeply shocked and heartbroken by this tragic loss and respectfully requests privacy at this extremely difficult time.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 July 2026

Definition of shocked

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Fig, a dog from Tulare County, disappeared after becoming frightened by fireworks and gunfire during Fourth of July celebrations, according to authorities.

— Denis Akbari, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Fig, an Australian shepherd, ran away from home after getting frightened by July Fourth fireworks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of frightened

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