Antonyms for jarred
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : jahr |
Phonetic Transcription : dÊ’É‘r |
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
- 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
- agitate
- annoy
- bang
- bicker
- bounce
- bump
- clash
- contend
- convulse
- crash
- disaccord
- disagree
- discompose
- discord
- disturb
- grate
- grind
- hit
- interfere
- irk
- irritate
- jangle
- jerk
- jiggle
- jounce
- jump
- mismatch
- nettle
- offend
- oppose
- outrage
- quake
- quarrel
- rasp
- rattle
- rock
- shake
- shock
- slam
- thump
- tremor
- vibrate
- wiggle
- wobble
- wrangle
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