stir

The word “stir” has 1 syllable: stir

It's pronounced as /stɝː/

What is synonym and antonym for stir?

In the thesaurus, “stir” has 225 synonyms and 46 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for stir along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for stir

abet
activate
ado
aggravate
agitate
alarums and excursions
anger
animate
annoy
arouse
ballyhoo
bastille
beat
big house
blather
block
bluster
bobbery
bother
brawl
bridewell
brig
budge
build a fire under
bull pen
bustle
cacophony
cage
calaboose
can
cell
churn
clamor
clatter
clink
clutter
coil
commotion
concentration camp
cooler
coop
din
dislocation
disorder
disturbance
dither
do
drive
dungeon
encourage
energize
enflame
enrage
eruption
exasperate
excite
fan
ferment
fever
fiddle
fiddling
fidget
fidgeting
flailing
flapping
flare-up
flurry
flutter
foment
foofaraw
fracas
fray
fret
fun
furor
furore
fuss
gall
galvanize
get
glasshouse
guardhouse
guardroom
gulag
hassle
helter-skelter
hock
hold
hole
hoo-ha
hoo-hah
hoopla
hoosegow
howl
hubble-bubble
hubbub
hue and cry
hullabaloo
hurly
hurly-burly
hurricane
hurry
hurry-scurry
hurry-skurry
ignite
impassion
incite
induce
inflame
inspire
instigate
irritate
jail
jailhouse
jeer
jiggle
joint
jug
keep
kerfuffle
kindle
labor camp
lather
lockup
locomote
locomotion
madden
melee
migration
mobility
moil
motility
motion
motivate
motive
motivity
move
movement
nick
noise
oubliette
outbreak
outburst
outcry
paddle
pandemonium
pen
penitentiary
pique
pokey
pother
prison
prison camp
provoke
pump up
quicken
quod
racket
raise
reel
reform school
reformatory
relocation
roar
rouse
row
ruckus
ruction
rumpus
scuffle
set off
shake
shift
shifting
shindy
slam
slammer
spark
splore
squall
squiggle
squirm
squirming
stalag
stew
stimulate
stirring
stockade
storm
swirl
tank
taunt
tease
tizzy
to-do
tolbooth
toss
training school
trigger
tumult
turmoil
twitch
twitching
unrest
upheaval
uproar
upset
vex
vitalize
ward
wash
waving
welter
wheel
whip
whirl
whisk
wiggle
williwaw
work camp
wriggle
wriggling
writhe
writhing
zoo

Antonyms for stir

appease
calm
cessation
discontinuance
ending
expiration
finish
freeze
halt
hang around
hush
immobility
inertia
inertness
lapse
mollify
motionlessness
order
orderliness
outside
pacify
pause
peace
placate
quiet
quietude
remain
rest
shutdown
shutoff
soothe
stabilize
stay
stick around
still
stillness
stop
stoppage
subdue
surcease
tarry
termination
tranquility
tranquilize
tranquillity
tranquillize

Meanings of stir

noun
1. The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.).
2. Agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
3. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
4. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
5. Jail; prison.
verb
1. To incite to action.
2. To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
3. To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.
4. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
5. To change the place of in any manner; to move.
6. To move; to change one’s position.
7. To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
8. To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
9. To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.

Example Sentences

Please stir the soup gently so it doesn’t spill.
She used a wooden spoon to stir the batter until smooth.
The speech managed to stir strong emotions in the audience.
Don’t forget to stir your coffee before drinking it.
The news began to stir excitement throughout the community.

On this page you'll find 271 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to stir, such as: abet, activate, ado, aggravate, agitate, alarums and excursions, anger.

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