JOLTED Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

jolted

verb

past tense of jolt

as in shook

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements the roller coaster car jerked and jolted as it coursed along the old wooden tracks

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as in jerked

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion she jolted the door open with her elbow

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as in shocked

to cause an unpleasant surprise for the sneak terrorist attack jolted the country out of its indolence and indifference

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Recent Examples of jolted After a series of wars that have destabilized the region and jolted the global economy, the world is watching closely. — Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 Larger Philippine purchases could add demand to a global market already jolted by El Niño and export curbs. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 In an early scene, Misty is jolted awake by the man’s furious widow, Celine (Amy Landecker), who has just discovered the apartment on her husband’s ledgers and is intent on kicking out his mistress. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 Then, in 1992, as post-punk creatives began to grow up, Richard James and his business partner, Sean Dixon, moved onto Savile Row and jolted the bespoke world awake. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Carrie’s world cracks open after her father’s death, and she is jolted from the confines of her quaint home for the first time to attend high school. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 This time the message went off-roading, traveling through the animal’s tissue as a faint electrical pulse and switching on an implant that jolted a nerve in that leg. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026 Walker Jenkins jolted the first pitch from reliever Duncan Davitt over the wall in right to lead off the seventh. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Midway through the second quarter, the scoreboard and clock jolted to life. — David Ubben, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Risch initially shook the challenger’s hand, then pulled back and brushed past him.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026
But Todd Golden’s squad shook off a sluggish first half, quickly turned a two-point halftime lead into a double-digit advantage and kept the Hatters at bay during an 85-68 win Tuesday night in the O’Connell Center.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of shook

Verb

During the test, Linton jerked and twitched in what prosecutors described as an attempt to fake a seizure.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Somewhere nearby, in a dark office, an eavesdropping oreja has just jerked to attention on his hard little chair.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of jerked

Verb

The attack shocked the nation, and Jordan declared three days of mourning for the victims.

— Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
The company has sought to significantly reduce costs in Africa since the MultiChoice buyout, with streamer Showmax discontinued earlier this year in a move that shocked the local industry.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shocked

Verb

Conservatives shuddered to think how close the country had come to permanent entangling alliances.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
McDonald’s shares fell nearly 5% Wednesday, their largest percentage drop since April 2025, as investors shuddered at the eye-popping price of improving McDonald’s 46,000 global stores.

— Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of shuddered

Verb

Rather than being appalled, Meisner was impressed, and McQueen became a serial student, studying with Uta Hagen and Lee Strasberg and building his resume in summer stock and television.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Dorian Thornley, the proprietor of Westsider Rare and Used Books, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, gives a basic literary-knowledge quiz to the young college graduates applying to work there, and has been appalled at the results.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of appalled

Verb

The roar of the engines vibrated through the fuselage, rattling bones and teeth, while supply crates shifted and groaned with every lurch.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
And the universal consciousness of light that vibrated at my frequency is what saved me.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of vibrated

Verb

The insurrection drew immediate and obvious parallels to the United States, which, during much of the past decade, has lurched alongside Brazil through a strange hall of mirrors.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
And there was a frenzy as one man, grimacing and sweating, lurched along pulling a truck with a rope.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

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