Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb jolt

2 senses of jolt

Sense 1
jolt, jar -- (move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion)
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

Sense 2
jolt -- (disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play")
       => disturb, upset, trouble -- (move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought")

Antonyms of adj jolted

2 senses of jolted

Sense 1
jolted -- (bumped or shaken jerkily; "the jolted passengers")

INDIRECT (VIA agitated) -> unagitated -- (not physically disturbed or set in motion)

Sense 2
jolted, shaken -- (disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken")

INDIRECT (VIA agitated) -> unagitated -- (not agitated or disturbed emotionally)

Similarity of adj jolted

2 senses of jolted

Sense 1
jolted -- (bumped or shaken jerkily; "the jolted passengers")
       => agitated (vs. unagitated) -- (physically disturbed or set in motion; "the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled")

Sense 2
jolted, shaken -- (disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken")
       => agitated (vs. unagitated) -- (troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents")

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