Damage and Shake

Damage

Damage verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.

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Synonyms for Damage

Antonyms for Damage

Shake and damage are semantically related In some cases you can use "Shake" instead a verb "Damage".

Nearby Words: damaged, damaging, damageable

Shake

Shake verb - To make a series of small irregular or violent movements.

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Synonyms for Shake

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Damage and shake are semantically related in weaken topic. Sometimes you can use "Damage" instead a verb "Shake", if it concerns topics such as undermine.

Nearby Words: shaky, shaking, shaken, shakedown, shaker

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How words are described

good	good damage	good shake
full	full damage	full shake
equal	equal damage	equal shake
better	better damage	better shake
Other adjectives: sheer, real, large, serious, huge, little, extra.

Common collocations

man	damage man	shake man
body	damage body	shake body
reputation	damage reputation	shake reputation
time	damage time	shake time
Other words: way, world, building, bit, machine, gun, opponents.

Both words in one sentence

If you haven't lined up your path just right, you're treated to a Screen Shake and damage as poor Samus slams helmet-first into the offending obstacle.

Source: Inertia Is a Cruel Mistress
Annoyingly, this does not work in reverse: early on, when your mage is still puny, enemies with sufficient defense will be said to 'shake off the attack' and never take damage.

Source: Scratch Damage
Moblins are only there for collision damage, they'll shake things up with a projectile.

Source: Smash Mook

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