Antonyms for jarred

Grammar : Verb

Spell : jahr

Phonetic Transcription : dʒɑr

Definition of jarred

Origin : 1520s, "to make a harsh, grating sound," usually said to be echoic or imitative, but no one explains how, or of what. Figurative sense of "have an unpleasant effect on" is from 1530s; that of "cause to vibrate or shake" is from 1560s. Related: Jarred; jarring.

verb shock, jolt
verb clash, disharmonize

Example sentences :

It jarred him to hear this horseman refer to Allis as "the Porter gal."
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

There was something in the manner of these words that jarred upon Pet's ear.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

I found he'd been looking Dillon up, and this jarred on me horribly.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

The damper in the lower door had a bad habit of opening when it was jarred.
Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd

They did not use the same language and they jarred us to the very soul.
Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker

Ramiro looked at him, and by his glance it was plain to see that the words had jarred his temper.
Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

It was plain that he was determined not to be jarred out of his genial mood.
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

There was a tense stillness which jarred in an extraordinary degree.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

There were certainly respects in which his manner would once have jarred upon her.
Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss

The vines are then jarred, the berries falling into the sheets.
Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick

Synonyms for jarred

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