stirred up

ADJECTIVE

disordered

Synonyms

STRONG

confused deranged disarranged discombobulated disconnected disjointed dislocated disorganized displaced jumbled mislaid misplaced moved muddled removed roiled ruffled rumpled shifted shuffled tangled tossed tousled tumbled unsettled

WEAK

all over the place discontinuous in confusion incoherent out of place tampered-with untidy

Antonyms

STRONG

clear coherent connected methodical neat ordered organized systematic

WEAK

arranged orderly systematized trim

ADJECTIVE

fired up

Synonyms

WEAK

animated aroused atingle charged eager enthusiastic excited impassioned juiced up passionate stirred stoked worked-up

ADJECTIVE

turbulent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bitter bumpy choppy fierce rough stormy swirling tempestuous unstable violent

WEAK

agitated blustering blustery boiling coarse confused destructive disordered disturbed foaming furious howling inclement moiling noisy restless riotous roaring ruffled rugged stormful storming thunderous tremulous tumultuous wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm gentle kind mild moderate nice peaceful smooth

WEAK

manageable obedient settled stable

Example Sentences

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Briefly, Bailey Zappe, one of his backups, stirred up optimism before fizzling out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Another blaze was so intense that it stirred up a localised thunderstorm, fire authorities said.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Over the course of only a few hours, the intense gravity of this object stirred up extremely fast winds that pushed material outward at an astonishing 60,000 km per second.

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

The topic stirred up plenty of debate across our live page and social media and we received thousands of messages from our audience, suggesting the one thing they would change.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

In many ways the article stirred up more emotion across the United States than the murder had.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

stirred up

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