Synonyms for agitate
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Disturb — to disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person)
disturb, unsettle, fluster, confuse, perturb, upset, flurry, convulse, ruffle, distract, bother, ferment, rock, toss, disquiet, flutter, fret, disconcert, discompose, provoke, irritate, rile
Definitions
- v. 1
To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
He was greatly agitated by the news.
- v. 2
To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake.
The wind agitates the sea.
- v. 3
To set in motion; to actuate.
- v. 4
To participate in political agitation (sense 3).
Forms
- Past participle
- agitated
e.g. agitated → disturbed, unsettled, flustered, confused…
Example sentences
- confuse One should not confuse education with job training.
- unsettle What Tom said cannot unsettle me.
- push He tried with all his might to push the door open.
- crusade Bush wanted a crusade against Islam.
By length
- 3 letters
- vex1
- 4 letters
- move1, rock1, push1, urge1, stir1, toss1, fret1, whet1, rile1, roil1
- 5 letters
- press1, fight1, upset2, shake1, budge1, rouse1, impel2
- 6 letters
- charge1, debate2, bother2, excite2, flurry2, incite2, arouse2, ruffle2, muddle2, foment2, charre
- 7 letters
- discuss2, promote2, trigger2, confuse2, disturb2, crusade2, provoke2, flutter2, animate3, ferment2, canvass2, inflame2, actuate3, perturb2
- 8 letters
- campaign2, consider3, activate3, distract2, irritate3, disquiet3, unsettle3, convulse
- 9 letters
- instigate3, ventilate3
- 10 letters
- disconcert3, discompose
- 11 letters
- investigate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (upset2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- préoccuper
- Deutsch
- beängstigen