Synonyms & related words for tremble

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of tremble — including shiver, shake, shudder, quaking, quivering, tremor. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to tremble

Explore words related to tremble — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include tremulate, atremble, tremblement, trembly, dindle, agrize, ashake, trepidant. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for tremble

Common synonyms for tremble include shiver, shake, shudder, quaking, quivering, tremor, quivers, quavering — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does tremble come from?

The word tremble breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root trem-, from Latin tremo (“shake, tremble”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.