Calm and Shock

Opposite meaning words

Calm noun - A state of freedom from storm or disturbance.

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Shock is an antonym for calm.

Nearby Words: calmness, calmed, calming, calmly

Shock noun - A forceful coming together of two things.

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Calm is an antonym for shock in topics: blow, completely surprise.

Nearby Words: shocking, shocked, shockingly, shocker

good	good calm	good shock
complete	complete calm	complete shock
utter	utter calm	utter shock
total	total calm	total shock
Other adjectives: initial, violent, extreme, serious, absolute, mental, apparent, deadly, less.

power	calm power	shock power
people	calm people	shock people
crowd	calm crowd	shock crowd
everybody	calm everybody	shock everybody
Other words: everyone, opponents, tyler.

Luckily, as the team's shock trooper/defender she gets the medical help she needs to stay calm instead of constantly murderous, and has a list of acceptable targets to assault and/or murder.

Source: Webcomic / Daily Grind
In rare occasions when the cat is in shock and is attempting to calm itself, it will also purr.

Source: Useful Notes / Cat Communication
Major Injury Underreaction: Probably thanks to shock, Van Hauser is remarkably calm as he explains what happened to the main characters that led to him getting a knife wedged in his eye.

Source: Film / End of Watch

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