Synonyms and Antonyms of jolt
1
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
agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jounce, judder [chiefly British], quake, quiver, shake, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)
rock, sway, swing
chatter, quaver, shiver, thrill, tremble
twitch
dodder, waver
flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, undulate, wave
beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb
2
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
- she jolted the door open with her elbow
bump, jounce, lurch, pitch, stagger
jig, jiggle, jog, joggle, shake
drag, lug, pull, tug
pluck, tweak
grab, rip, snap (up), snatch, tear, wrench, wrest, wring
3
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
- the sneak terrorist attack jolted the country out of its indolence and indifference
astonish, bowl over, dumbfound (also dumfound), flabbergast, freak (out), stun, stupefy
affright, alarm (also alarum), dismay, fright, frighten, horrify, panic, scare, scarify, spook, startle, terrify, terrorize
disgust, nauseate, repel, revolt, sicken, turn off
displease, offend, outrage, scandalize
amaze, astound, awe
chill, daunt, demoralize, dispirit, emasculate, undo, unman, unnerve, unstring
discomfort, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, shake, unsettle, upset, weird out
crush, overpower, overwhelm
buffer, cushion
delight, gratify, please, rejoice, tickle
charm, entice, tempt
assure, cheer, comfort, console, solace, soothe
reassure
