overshaken

Mixed too vigorously

Overshaken describes something that has been shaken too much or too vigorously.

A bartender who overshakes a cocktail dilutes it with excess melted ice.

The salad dressing separated because it was overshaken.

The word appears most often in contexts involving mixing or agitation where moderation matters.

physical

jittery

Anxiously restless

wobbly · unsteady · vibrated · jarred · jostled · bounced · rattled · twitchy · juddering

emotional

rattled

Disturbed and unsettled

flustered · agitated · perturbed · jolted · startled · frazzled · disconcerted · ruffled · discomposed · troubled

cocktail

overmixed

Stirred beyond optimal point

cloudy · frothy · aerated · chilled · icy · stirred · blended · emulsified · foamy · bubbly

ruined

spoiled

Ruined or overindulged

wrecked · destroyed · broken · separated · curdled · deflated · collapsed · overbeaten

Opposites
degree of agitation

overshakenunshaken

Remaining firm and steady

undermixed · still · settled · calm · undisturbed

mixing method gentleness

overshakenstirred

Mixed by circular motion

swirled · folded · untouched · unstirred · still

Family

shake, shaking, shaken, shakes, shaker, shook, unshakable, milkshake, unshaken

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G