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Synonyms for stir up

33 synonyms
3 meanings

verb

Most common

wake incite instigate foment muddy agitate swizzle

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Wake — to arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.)

fire, wake, stir, stimulate, provoke, incite, rouse, instigate, inflame, foment, kindle, excite, arouse, heat, fire up, warm, lead to, egg on, urge, whip up, spur, motivate

2. Agitate — to move or disturb slightly; to make turbid

agitate, muddy, roil, muddle, trouble dated

3. Raise

raise, raise up, disturb, vex, commove dated

Other

Definitions

v. 1
To arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).
v. 2
To move or disturb slightly; to make turbid.
v. 3
To mix (ingredients) by stirring.

Example sentences

wake I'd like a wake-up call at seven tomorrow morning.
incite The speaker tried to incite the people to rebellion.
instigate Feminists instigate women against men.
muddy In late autumn this road was always muddy and wet.
agitate Now is not the time to agitate the hornet's nest.

By length

3 letters: vex¹
4 letters: fire², heat¹, wake¹, warm¹, urge¹, stir¹, spur¹, roil¹
5 letters: raise¹, muddy², rouse¹
6 letters: kindle², excite², incite², arouse², muddle², foment²
7 letters: trouble², disturb², provoke², inflame², agitate³, swizzle, commove
8 letters: motivate³
9 letters: stimulate³, instigate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire² = 2 syllables).