stir up
VERB
anger
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggravate
annoy
antagonize
arouse
displease
embitter
enrage
exacerbate
exasperate
excite
incense
inflame
infuriate
irritate
offend
outrage
provoke
rankle
rile
STRONG
acerbate
affront
agitate
bait
boil
bristle
burn
chafe
craze
cross
fret
gall
goad
madden
miff
nettle
pique
rant
rave
ruffle
seethe
stew
tempt
umbrage
vex
WEAK
Antonyms
VERB
awake
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
awaken
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
brew
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
churn
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
VERB
confuse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amaze
astonish
baffle
befuddle
bemuse
complicate
confound
daze
demoralize
disconcert
disorient
distract
embarrass
fluster
frustrate
involve
misinform
mislead
mortify
muddle
mystify
obscure
perplex
perturb
puzzle
trouble
unsettle
upset
worry
STRONG
abash
addle
becloud
bedevil
cloud
clutter
darken
discomfit
discompose
discountenance
faze
fog
fuddle
nonplus
rattle
shame
stump
unhinge
WEAK
Antonyms
VERB
egg on
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
evoke
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
excite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agitate
amaze
anger
animate
annoy
astound
bother
delight
disturb
energize
irritate
offend
thrill
turn on
vex
work up
worry
STRONG
accelerate
arouse
awaken
chafe
discompose
electrify
elicit
evoke
fire
fluster
foment
galvanize
goad
incite
induce
inflame
infuriate
instigate
intensify
jar
jolt
kindle
madden
mock
move
precipitate
provoke
quicken
rouse
start
stimulate
taunt
tease
titillate
waken
warm
whet
WEAK
Antonyms
VERB
fan
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
ferment
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
VERB
fluster
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
foment
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
get
Synonyms
VERB
incite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abet
agitate
arouse
encourage
exhort
foment
inflame
inspire
instigate
motivate
prompt
provoke
rouse
set off
spur
trigger
urge
whip up
STRONG
activate
actuate
animate
coax
craze
drive
excite
force
forward
further
goad
impel
induce
influence
inspirit
persuade
prick
promote
push
raise
set
solicit
stimulate
taunt
WEAK
Antonyms
VERB
instigate
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
muddle
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
perturb
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
prod
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
raise
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
remind
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
roil
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
set
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
shake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
agitate
brandish
bump
chatter
churn
commove
concuss
discompose
disquiet
dither
dodder
flap
flicker
flit
flitter
flourish
fluctuate
flutter
jar
jerk
jog
joggle
jounce
move
oscillate
palpitate
perturb
quail
quake
quaver
reel
ruffle
shimmer
shimmy
shiver
stagger
succuss
totter
tremor
twitter
vibrate
waggle
water
whip
wobble
WEAK
Antonyms
VERB
shake up
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
stimulate
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
stir
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affect
arouse
energize
galvanize
inflame
inspire
kindle
prompt
provoke
raise
rouse
spark
spur
touch
trigger
whip up
STRONG
abet
actuate
agitate
animate
awaken
bestir
challenge
craze
drive
electrify
excite
foment
impel
motivate
move
quicken
rally
rile
rout
set
spook
thrill
urge
vitalize
wake
waken
whet
WEAK
Antonyms
VERB
thrill
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
VERB
trouble
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
turn on
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
upset
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
wake/waken
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
VERB
whip up
Synonyms
Antonyms
VERB
work up
Synonyms
Antonyms
Example Sentences
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"Stir-up Sunday" seemed to come almost directly after Sylvia's birthday, and the girls began to count the weeks eagerly until the holidays.
From The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story by Brazil, Angela