Synonyms for make waves
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : weyv |
| Phonetic Transcription : weɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for make waves Other synonyms for the word make waves
- abate
- abrade
- abrogate
- absorb
- actualize
- actuate
- add fuel
- add fuel to fire
- addle
- adjy
- affront
- ail
- animate
- annihilate
- annul
- appall
- arise
- arouse
- ask for it
- awaken
- badger
- be at
- be insubordinate
- be on the back of
- bedevil
- begin
- beleaguer
- bestir
- bewilder
- bore
- bother
- boycott
- break
- break with
- bring about
- bring down
- bring off
- bring on
- bring to naught
- bug
- burden
- burn up
- buy
- cancel
- carry through
- cause
- cause trouble
- censure
- chafe
- challenge
- challenge the status quo
- clog
- combat
- combine
- come out against
- complain
- complete
- conceive
- concern
- conclude
- confound
- confuse
- consternate
- consummate
- convolute
- cramp
- craze
- create
- crimp
- criticize
- daunt
- debilitate
- decimate
- deepen
- defeat
- defect
- defy
- demolish
- denounce
- derange
- destroy
- disagree
- disarrange
- discombobulate
- discommode
- discompose
- disconcert
- discountenance
- dislocate
- dismay
- disobey
- disoblige
- disorder
- displease
- disquiet
- dissent
- distract
- distress
- disturb
- disturb the balance
- do a number
- do one's thing
- do the job
- do the trick
- do to a T
- draw on
- drive
- drive up the wall
- drop out
- eat
- effectuate
- egg on
- elaborate
- electrify
- embitter
- embroil
- enact
- encourage
- energize
- enforce
- enhance
- enliven
- enrage
- entangle
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- excite
- execute
- exercise
- exhilarate
- feed the fire
- fight
- fire up
- flip
- flip out
- floor
- flurry
- fluster
- fold
- foment
- foul up
- fret
- frighten
- frustrate
- fuddle
- fulfill
- gall
- galvanize
- generate
- get
- get a rise out of
- get across
- get going
- get on nerves
- get on one's nerves
- get out of line
- get to
- get under one's skin
- get under skin
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- give rise to
- give the business
- gnaw
- goad
- goose
- grab
- grate
- grieve
- handicap
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- have
- heat
- heat up
- heighten
- henpeck
- hint
- hit where one lives
- horrify
- hurry
- ignite
- impair
- impede
- impel
- implement
- impose on
- impoverish
- incapacitate
- incense
- incite
- incommode
- inconvenience
- indispose
- induce
- inflame
- infold
- infuriate
- initiate
- injure
- innervate
- innerve
- insinuate
- inspire
- instigate
- insult
- insurrect
- intensate
- intensify
- interfuse
- interrelate
- interweave
- intimidate
- invoke
- involve
- irk
- irritate
- jar
- jumble
- key up
- kindle
- knock props out
- lay up
- madden
- magnify
- make
- make a fuss
- make a scene
- make a stink
- make blood boil
- make intricate
- make it
- make nervous
- make waves
- mar
- miff
- mix up
- mortify
- motivate
- mount
- move
- muck up
- muddle
- multiply
- mutiny
- mystify
- nag
- needle
- negate
- nettle
- neutralize
- nonplus
- not conform
- nudge
- object
- obscure
- offend
- offset
- open can of worms
- oppose
- opt out
- outfox
- outmaneuver
- outsmart
- overreach
- overthrow
- overturn
- pain
- peeve
- pep up
- perform
- perplex
- persuade
- perturb
- pester
- pick on
- pique
- plague
- plan
- plot
- pother
- prick
- procure
- produce
- prompt
- protest
- provoke
- psych
- pull it off
- push button
- put across
- put out
- put up to
- puzzle
- quash
- queer
- quicken
- rabble-rouse
- raise
- rally
- rankle
- rasp
- rattle
- ravel
- raze
- realize
- redouble
- remonstrate
- render
- render unintelligible
- renounce
- resist
- reverse
- revolt
- ride
- rile
- riot
- rise
- rise up
- rock the boat
- roil
- rouse
- roust
- rout
- ruffle
- ruin
- run amok
- sadden
- scheme
- screw up
- secede
- secure
- sell
- set
- set on
- shatter
- sicken
- sink
- skin
- smash
- snafu
- snag
- snarl up
- spark
- spoil
- spook
- spur
- start
- startle
- steam up
- stimulate
- sting
- stir
- stir embers
- stir things up
- stir up
- strain
- stress
- strike
- stymie
- subvert
- suggest
- switch on
- T-off
- take up arms
- tangle
- tease
- thrill
- throw
- throw a curve
- throw off balance
- tick off
- torment
- touch
- trigger
- trouble
- try
- try one's patience
- try the patience of
- turn
- turn against
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn the trick
- twist
- unbuild
- undermine
- unhinge
- unnerve
- unsettle
- unstring
- unzip
- upset
- upset the apple cart
- urge
- vex
- vitalize
- vitiate
- vivify
- wake
- wake up
- waken
- weaken
- whet
- whip up
- wipe out
- work into lather
- work on
- work up
- worry
- wound
- wrack
- wreck
- yield
Définition of make waves
Origin :- "move back and forth," Old English wafian "to wave with the hands" (related to wæfre "wavering, restless"), from Proto-Germanic *wab- (cf. Old Norse vafra "to hover about," Middle High German waben "to wave, undulate"), possibly from PIE root *webh- "to move to and fro; to weave" (see weave (v.)). Meaning "to make a sign by a wave of the hand" is from 1510s. Related: Waved; waving.
- I was much further out than you thoughtAnd not waving but drowning.[Stevie Smith]
- As in instigate : verb influence, provoke
- As in irk : verb aggravate; rub the wrong way
- As in perturb : verb upset, unsettle
- As in pique : verb offend, provoke
- As in provoke : verb make angry
- As in rebel : verb refuse to obey
- As in revolt : verb rebel, rise up against
- As in rock the boat : verb disturb the status quo
- As in rouse : verb stimulate, excite
- As in shake : verb upset deeply
- As in stir : verb incite, stimulate
- As in trouble : verb bother, worry
- As in undo : verb nullify, invalidate
- As in upset : verb bother, trouble
- As in upset the applecart : verb upset the norm
- As in complicate : verb confuse, make difficult
- As in effect : verb carry out, accomplish
- As in exasperate : verb upset, provoke
- As in fluster : verb upset, perturb
- As in annoy : verb irritate, upset
Antonyms for make waves
- agree
- aid
- alleviate
- allow
- appease
- approve
- arrange
- assist
- assuage
- assure
- balance
- be content
- be happy
- bore
- build
- calm
- charm
- cheer
- clarify
- clear up
- close
- comfort
- compliment
- comply
- compose
- conclude
- construct
- create
- cure
- dampen
- deaden
- decline
- decrease
- delight
- deny
- depress
- destroy
- deter
- disallow
- discourage
- disenchant
- disentangle
- dishearten
- dissuade
- divide
- do
- drop
- dull
- ease
- educate
- embolden
- enchant
- encourage
- end
- endorse
- enlighten
- establish
- exclude
- explain
- explicate
- extinguish
- facilitate
- fail
- fall
- fasten
- finish
- fix
- forget
- free
- give in
- give up
- gladden
- gratify
- grow
- halt
- harmonize
- help
- hinder
- hold
- ignore
- impede
- join
- laud
- laze
- leave alone
- lessen
- lose
- lower
- lull
- make happy
- make peace
- make simple
- make well
- mend
- miss
- misunderstand
- mollify
- nap
- neglect
- obey
- order
- organize
- overlook
- pacify
- permit
- placate
- place
- please
- praise
- prevent
- put out
- quiet
- reassure
- refuse
- regress
- repair
- repress
- rest
- restore
- retard
- revive
- ruin
- sanction
- satisfy
- save
- settle
- sleep
- slow
- slump
- soften
- soothe
- stop
- straighten
- strengthen
- submit
- support
- suppress
- surrender
- tranquilize
- uncomplicate
- untangle
- untwist
- uphold
- validate
- veto
- wait
- weaken
- yield
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