quakes

The word “quakes” has 1 syllable: quakes

It's pronounced as /kweɪks/


What is synonym and antonym for quakes?

In the thesaurus, “quakes” has 51 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for quakes along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for quakes

  • aftershocks
  • agitates
  • beats
  • buckets
  • cataclysms
  • chatters
  • convulses
  • convulsions
  • dodders
  • earthquakes
  • flickers
  • fluctuates
  • flutters
  • foreshocks
  • jerks
  • jiggles
  • joggles
  • jolts
  • jounces
  • judders
  • microearthquakes
  • microseisms
  • oscillates
  • palpitates
  • pit-a-pats
  • pitter-patters
  • pulsates
  • pulses
  • quavers
  • quivers
  • rocks
  • seaquakes
  • shakes
  • shivers
  • shocks
  • shudders
  • sways
  • swings
  • temblors
  • thrills
  • throbs
  • trembles
  • tremors
  • twitches
  • undulates
  • upheavals
  • vibrates
  • wabbles
  • wavers
  • waves
  • wobbles

Meanings of quakes

  • noun
    1. A trembling or shaking.
    2. An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
  • verb
    1. To tremble or shake.
    2. To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble.

Example Sentences

  • The region frequently experiences minor quakes, reminding residents of the ever-present seismic activity.
  • The scientist monitored the seismograph closely, looking for any unusual patterns that might indicate impending quakes.
  • The old town had endured many quakes throughout its history, leaving behind stories etched into the facades of ancient buildings.
  • The news report warned of potential aftershocks following the recent series of quakes in the area.
  • Despite the frequency of small quakes, the city had stringent building codes to ensure structures could withstand seismic activity.

On this page you'll find 51 synonyms or another words to quakes, such as: aftershocks, agitates, beats, buckets, cataclysms, chatters, convulses.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

earthquakes

  • aftershocks
  • bluster
  • bobberies
  • bouleversements
  • bustles
  • cataclysms
  • coils
  • commotions
  • convulsion
  • convulsions
  • eruptions
  • fault
  • fits
  • flare-ups
  • foreshocks
  • furores
  • furors
  • fusses
  • hubbubs
  • hullabaloos
  • hurly-burlies
  • insurgencies
  • insurrections
  • macroseism
  • microearthquakes
  • microseism
  • microseisms
  • movement
  • mutinies
  • outbreaks
  • outbursts
  • overthrows
  • overturns
  • pandemoniums
  • paroxysms
  • quake
  • quaker
  • quakes
  • rebellions
  • revolts
  • revolutions
  • routs
  • rows
  • ruckuses
  • ructions
  • rumpuses
  • seaquakes
  • seimicity
  • seism
  • seismism
  • seizures
  • shake
  • shakes
  • shindies
  • shindys
  • shock
  • shocks
  • slip
  • spasms
  • squalls
  • stews
  • stirs
  • storms
  • subversions
  • temblor
  • temblors
  • tempests
  • to-dos
  • trembler
  • tremors
  • tumults
  • turmoils
  • undulation
  • upheaval
  • upheavals
  • uprisings
  • uproars
  • upsets
  • welters
  • williwaws

falters

jerks

  • Neanderthals
  • agitates
  • airheads
  • barbarians
  • bastards
  • beasts
  • beats
  • birdbrains
  • bleeders
  • blighters
  • blockheads
  • boobies
  • boors
  • bounders
  • brats
  • brutes
  • buckets
  • bucks
  • buggers
  • bumps
  • buzzards
  • cads
  • cavemen
  • chatters
  • chuffs
  • churls
  • clowns
  • convulses
  • creeps
  • cretins
  • cruds
  • crumbs
  • curs
  • dinks
  • dirtbags
  • dodders
  • dogs
  • dolts
  • doofuses
  • dopes
  • dorks
  • drags
  • draws
  • dufuses
  • dweebs
  • fiddles
  • fidgets
  • finks
  • flickers
  • flits
  • fluctuates
  • flutters
  • fools
  • goons
  • grabs
  • half-wits
  • hauls
  • heels
  • hitches
  • hoicks
  • hounds
  • idiots
  • imbeciles
  • insolents
  • jackasses
  • jiggles
  • jigs
  • joggles
  • jogs
  • jokers
  • jolts
  • jounces
  • judders
  • loudmouths
  • louses
  • louts
  • lowlifes
  • lowlives
  • lugs
  • lurches
  • miscreants
  • morons
  • nerds
  • nincompoops
  • ninnies
  • nits
  • nitwits
  • nuisances
  • nuts
  • oscillates
  • paces
  • palpitates
  • pests
  • pills
  • pit-a-pats
  • pitches
  • pitter-patters
  • plucks
  • pulls
  • pulsates
  • pulses
  • quakes
  • quavers
  • quivers
  • rascals
  • rat finks
  • rats
  • reptiles
  • rips
  • rocks
  • rogues
  • rotters
  • roughnecks
  • savages
  • scabs
  • scamps
  • schmoes
  • schmucks
  • scoundrels
  • scumbags
  • scums
  • scuzzballs
  • shakes
  • shivers
  • shudders
  • skunk
  • skunks
  • sleazebags
  • sleazeballs
  • sleazes
  • slimeballs
  • slimes
  • slobs
  • snakes
  • snatches
  • snips
  • snobs
  • snoots
  • snots
  • so-and-sos
  • sods
  • sons of guns
  • squiggles
  • squirms
  • staggers
  • stinkards
  • stinkers
  • sways
  • swine
  • swings
  • tears
  • thrashes
  • threshes
  • thrills
  • throbs
  • toads
  • tosses
  • tows
  • trembles
  • tugs
  • turkeys
  • tweaks
  • twists
  • twitches
  • twitters
  • undulates
  • varmints
  • vermin
  • vibrates
  • villains
  • vulgarians
  • wabbles
  • wavers
  • waves
  • wiggles
  • wobbles
  • wrenches
  • wrests
  • wretches
  • wriggles
  • wrings
  • writhes
  • yanks

jiggles

jigs

  • artifices
  • blinds
  • bluffs
  • chicaneries
  • cozenages
  • crafts
  • crookeries
  • cunnings
  • deceptions
  • devices
  • dodges
  • duperies
  • duplicities
  • end runs
  • fakeries
  • feints
  • fetches
  • fiddles
  • fidgets
  • flimflams
  • flits
  • flutters
  • frauds
  • fronts
  • gaffs
  • gambits
  • gimmicks
  • hoaxes
  • jerks
  • jiggles
  • juggleries
  • juggles
  • knacks
  • legerdemains
  • paces
  • plays
  • ploys
  • quakes
  • quivers
  • ruses
  • schemes
  • shakes
  • shams
  • shenanigans
  • shivers
  • shudders
  • skulduggeries
  • skullduggeries
  • sleights
  • sleights of hand
  • smoke screens
  • squiggles
  • squirms
  • stratagems
  • subterfuges
  • swindles
  • thrashes
  • threshes
  • tosses
  • trembles
  • trickeries
  • tricks
  • twists
  • twitches
  • twitters
  • wiggles
  • wiles
  • wriggles
  • writhes

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