Unscramble agitated

Definition of agitated

adjective:

• troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents". Antonyms: unagitated.
• physically disturbed or set in motion; "the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled". Antonyms: unagitated.

verb:

• try to stir up public opinion. Synonyms: agitate, foment, stir up.
• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks". Synonyms: agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on. Antonyms: calm.
• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms", "She is crusading for women's rights", "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate". Synonyms: agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, press, push.
• move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat". Synonyms: agitate, budge, shift, stir.
• move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously", "My hands were shaking". Synonyms: agitate, shake.
• change the arrangement or position of. Synonyms: agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex.

Related words

beat, bother, concuss, convulse, electrify, fan, jactitate, jiggle, joggle, palpitate, poke, pother, quake, rattle, rile, roil, rumpus, scramble, slash, sparge, succuss, thrash, thresh, toss, tremble, tremor, wiggle.

Words nearby

agitate.

Rhymes with

abbreviated, accelerated, accumulated, activated, adulterated, affiliated, aggravated, aggregated, alienated, alleviated, amalgamated, animated, annihilated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, articulated, asphyxiated, assassinated, attenuated.