Synonyms for shakeup
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Noun
1. Overhaul
Definitions
- n. 1
A vigorous reorganization, especially of the personnel or procedures of an organization.
Forms
- Plural
- shakeups → re-organizations, overhauls, restructurings, upheavals…
Example sentences
- restructuring Algeria is restructuring its economy.
- overhaul The dictator called his plan a "judicial overhaul."
- shuffle The cards were given a good shuffle before being dealt.
- upheaval That upheaval greatly accelerated Mary's brother's baldness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shakeup | steady | |
| restructuring | rising | |
| overhaul | falling | |
| shuffle | rising | |
| upheaval | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- shuffle2
- 8 letters
- overhaul3, upheaval3
- 13 letters
- restructuring4
- 14 letters
- reorganisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shuffle2 = 2 syllables).