unshaken

Language: en

🇺🇸 /əˈnʃeɪkən/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Not shaken or disturbed; firm, steady, and resolute in conviction or determination.; Not physically shaken or moved; stable and undisturbed.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

unshaken faithunshaken confidenceunshaken beliefunshaken resolveunshaken convictionremain unshaken

Derivatives

unshakableunshakably

Synonyms

unwaveringresolutesteadfastunmovedunflinchingfirmunfaltering

Antonyms

shakenwaveringunstablefaltering

Commonly confused

unshakable
EN: 'Unshakable' describes an inherent quality that cannot be shaken; 'unshaken' describes a current state of not having been shaken.
unshook
EN: 'Unshook' is non-standard; the correct past participle form is 'unshaken' (from 'shaken', not 'shook').

Spelling tips

EN: Remember that the past participle of 'shake' is 'shaken' (not 'shook'), so the correct form is 'unshaken,' never 'unshook.'

💬 Examples

  1. Despite the mounting evidence against him, his faith in his own innocence remained unshaken.

  2. The ancient fortress stood unshaken despite centuries of sieges and storms.