stir up

1. 1.

   try to stir up public opinion

   Synonymsagitatefoment

   Broaderprovoke

   Narrowerrumpus
2. 2.

   arouse or excite feelings and passions

   “The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor”

   “The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world”

   “Wake old feelings of hatred”

   Synonymsinflamewakeigniteheatfire up

   Broaderarouse

   Narrowerferment
3. 3.

   change the arrangement or position of

   Synonymsagitatevexdisturbcommoveshake upraise up

   Broadermove

   Narrowerbeattossroilpoke
4. 4.

   provoke or stir up

   “incite a riot”

   “set off great unrest among the people”

   Synonymsinciteinstigateset off

   Broaderprovoke

   Narrowerraise

Questions about stir up

What does stir up mean?

stir up means "try to stir up public opinion". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for stir up?

Close synonyms include agitate, foment, inflame, wake, ignite. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stir up a common word?

stir up is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.