Synonyms for worked up

Most common

excited · emotional · aroused · agitated · big · angry · lit up · wrought-up

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Adjective

Antonyms

otiose

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Excessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.

   I know it's difficult when things get this busy, but there's really no need to get so worked up over it.

Example sentences

• excited There were a lot of excited people in the stadium.
• emotional Human beings are emotional creatures, so to speak.
• aroused The speaker aroused the anger of the audience.
• agitated She was agitated by the news of her lover's death.
• big The girl began to cry at the sight of the big dog.
• angry I was angry about missing that film at the cinema.

By length

3 letters

big¹

4 letters

agog²

5 letters

angry²

7 letters

excited³, aroused²

8 letters

agitated⁴

9 letters

emotional⁴

11 letters

overwrought³

13 letters

overemotional

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agog² = 2 syllables).