What are some opposite words for Shock?
Antonyms for Shock
ʃɒkshock
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
shock
A blow is a sudden impact, as of a fist or a club; a stroke is a sweeping movement; as, the stroke of a sword, of an oar, of the arm in swimming. A shock is the sudden encounter with some heavy body; as, colliding railway-trains meet with a shock; the shock of battle. A slap is given with the open hand, a lash with a whip, thong, or the like; we speak also of the cut of a whip. A buffet or cuff is given only with the hand; a blow either with hand or weapon. A cuff is a somewhat sidelong blow, generally with the open hand; as, a cuff or box on the ear. A stripe is the effect or mark of a stroke. In the metaphorical sense, blow is used for sudden, stunning, staggering calamity or sorrow; stroke for sweeping disaster, and also for sweeping achievement and success. We say a stroke of paralysis, or a stroke of genius. We speak of the buffets of adverse fortune. Shock is used of that which is at once sudden, violent, and prostrating; we speak of a shock of electricity, the shock of an amputation, a shock of surprise. Compare BEAT.
Synonyms:
blow, box, buffet, calamity, concussion, cuff, cut, disaster, knock, lash, misfortune, rap, stripe, stroke, thump
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daze, shock, stupornoun
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
"his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
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stupefaction, grogginess, shock absorber, electrical shock, shock, jounce, semiconsciousness, jar, cushion, fog, electric shock, haze, stupor, impact, seismic disturbance, blow, daze, joltshock, impactnoun
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
"the armies met in the shock of battle"
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shock absorber, shock, encroachment, jounce, wallop, stupor, cushion, electric shock, impingement, blow, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, impact, electrical shock, jarelectric shock, electrical shock, shocknoun
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
"subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
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blow, jounce, stupor, cushion, electric shock, shock, impact, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, shock absorber, electrical shock, jarshocknoun
(pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
"loss of blood is an important cause of shock"
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shock absorber, jounce, stupor, cushion, electric shock, blow, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, impact, electrical shock, jarshock, seismic disturbancenoun
an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
"the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
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shock absorber, jounce, stupor, cushion, electric shock, shock, blow, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, impact, electrical shock, jarshock, blownoun
an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
"it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"
Synonyms:
nose candy, reversal, bump, setback, snow, shock absorber, electrical shock, shock, jounce, black eye, jar, cushion, reverse, electric shock, stupor, puff, impact, seismic disturbance, blow, gust, coke, daze, jolt, blastshocknoun
a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
"corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
Synonyms:
shock absorber, jounce, stupor, cushion, electric shock, blow, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, impact, electrical shock, jarshocknoun
a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
"he had an unruly shock of black hair"
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shock absorber, jounce, stupor, cushion, electric shock, blow, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, impact, electrical shock, jarjolt, jar, jounce, shocknoun
a sudden jarring impact
"the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
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jarful, shock absorber, electrical shock, jerk, shock, jounce, jar, cushion, electric shock, stupor, saccade, impact, seismic disturbance, blow, daze, jolt, jerkingshock absorber, shock, cushionverb
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
"the old car needed a new set of shocks"
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electrical shock, jounce, blow, electric shock, stupor, daze, jolt, cushion, shock absorber, shock, jar, seismic disturbance, impactshock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take abackverb
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
"I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
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knock down, blow out of the water, dump, deck, appall, outrage, shock, scandalise, appal, scandalize, ball over, traumatize, coldcock, offend, traumatise, floor, take abackshock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrageverb
strike with disgust or revulsion
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
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dishonour, scandalise, offend, ravish, profane, traumatize, dishonor, traumatise, desecrate, spite, transgress, injure, floor, scandalize, appal, wound, blow out of the water, break, horrify, alarm, ball over, dismay, hurt, breach, rape, violate, infract, shock, take aback, outrage, appall, assault, bruise, go against, piqueshockverb
strike with horror or terror
"The news of the bombing shocked her"
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appal, scandalize, traumatize, floor, outrage, offend, take aback, ball over, traumatise, appall, blow out of the water, scandaliseshockverb
collide violently
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appal, scandalize, traumatize, floor, outrage, offend, take aback, ball over, traumatise, appall, blow out of the water, scandaliseshockverb
collect or gather into shocks
"shock grain"
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appal, scandalize, traumatize, floor, outrage, offend, take aback, ball over, traumatise, appall, blow out of the water, scandaliseshockverb
subject to electrical shocks
Synonyms:
appal, scandalize, traumatize, floor, outrage, offend, take aback, ball over, traumatise, appall, blow out of the water, scandalisetraumatize, traumatise, shockverb
inflict a trauma upon
Synonyms:
appal, scandalize, traumatize, floor, outrage, offend, take aback, traumatise, ball over, appall, shock, blow out of the water, scandalise
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How to use Shock in a sentence?
Obscenity is what happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate.
You could feel the energy. It was electric. I think after the 2020 election, and because of the shock of all the things that happened, and the answers that we never really feel that we got, this sinking realization that we might actually be losing our country, I think that it pushed Joe Raedle/Getty Images into an angry space, where Joe Raedle/Getty Images does n’t trust anybody, where Joe Raedle/Getty Images does n’t listen to anybody, where Joe Raedle/Getty Images’s almost likely to believe that everybody is trying to turn their back on Joe Raedle/Getty Images and stab Joe Raedle/Getty Images in the back. And again, I do n’t believe that that’s leadership.
We are still in shock, first, time is needed to allow all of us to recover from the shock, face the reality of the aftermath, and find positive ways to move forward.
It does create a shock to the system, we are working through that now.
Oh my goodness. I’m still in a state of astonishment and shock, i’m just really happy that we were able to make something in complete artistic integrity and have it be recognized.
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