STIRRED Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

stirred

verb

past tense of stir

as in swirled

to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly the recipe says to stir the mixture carefully until it's properly blended

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as in shifted

to change one's position the cat stirred, then opened its eyes and slowly got to its feet

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as in provoked

to rouse to strong feeling or action news coverage of the fire stirred many to send donations to a fund for the families who had lost their homes

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Recent Examples of stirred The dip can also be mixed with tuna or chicken, used as a burger topping or stirred into egg yolks for a quick egg salad. — Beret Leone, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The combination of slow growth, high inflation, profligate spending, and soaring debt has stirred a revolt in financial markets. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 The students stirred uncomfortably at the clear breach of protocol. — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 But electricity bills have stirred Angelenos’ ire as the extra A/C needed during triple-digit heat waves has landed people in the utility’s higher-cost tiers. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 The news stirred painful memories for Lebanese Jews like Abadie, 65, who was born and raised in Beirut to parents who moved to Lebanon from Syria. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 Earlier this year, Yu Hao, the founder and CEO of leading robot-vacuum-maker Dreame, made headlines and stirred controversy with his goal of building it into the world’s first $100 trillion company. — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 In the first test, the team stirred polystyrene powder into water containing methyl orange, a yellow dye that ROS break apart. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 The first clue came when a yellow dye in water slowly lost its color over 10 days after being stirred with plastic particles. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Rumors have swirled about a new album from collaborators who quickly backpedaled on their statements.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Chatter swirled earlier in the week over the rumor that Jay-Z will recommend himself as the headlining performer for the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show next year, which also takes place at SoFi Stadium.

— Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of swirled

Verb

Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Ohio’s gubernatorial race toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton on Friday after a week of backlash over an ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy ran featuring her estranged mother.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
The risk shifted to Utah's southeast, where streams ran fast and high.

— MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of shifted

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Deloitte found only 25% of organizations have moved 40% or more of their AI pilots into production.

— Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday.

— Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of moved

Verb

Alison Linder, assistant sustainability coordinator at Occidental College, which has a thrift store of its own with Halloween costumes in stock, encouraged people to organize their own swaps with neighbors, friends or school classmates.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has repeatedly dismissed previous caution of AI tools and encouraged rapid autonomous innovation at the Pentagon.

— Chiara Eisner, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of encouraged

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

The move stimulated the private sector and accelerated the deployment of EV infrastructure, Vesser said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Issagholyan built out a 24-session plan to course-correct, involving twice weekly visits in which I would be chiropractically adjusted, my jaw cold-lasered to promote cellular regeneration and my back muscles stimulated by electrodes.

— Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

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