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AGITATED Synonyms

There are 43 synonyms of the word agitated. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word agitated. (close relations)
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anxious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• eagerly desirous

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

bothered
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• caused to show discomposure

distressed
adjectiveadj
adjective

• generalized feeling of distress

adjective satellite

• facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

• suffering severe physical strain or distress

• afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

flustered
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)

frenzied
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason

• excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion

irritable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

• abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

• capable of responding to stimuli

nervous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to the nervous system

adjective satellite

• easily agitated

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

• excited in anticipation

• unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

perturbed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)

restless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

adjective satellite

• worried and uneasy

• ceaselessly in motion

• nervous and unable to relax

ruffled
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• shaken into waves or undulations as by wind

• having decorative ruffles or frills

tense
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

• pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

• taut or rigid; stretched tight

noun

• a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

verb

• become stretched or tense or taut

• increase the tension on

• become tense, nervous, or uneasy

• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

troubled
adjectiveadj
adjective

• characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

adjective satellite

• characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

uneasy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

• lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

adjective satellite

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

• socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

• relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

unsettled
adjectiveadj
adjective

• still in doubt

• not settled or established

adjective satellite

• subject to change

• not yet settled

upset
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an unhappy and worried mental state

• the act of disturbing the mind or body

• a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

• a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging

• the act of upsetting something

• an improbable and unexpected victory

adjective satellite

• afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

• thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

• used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

• mildly physically distressed

• having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

verb

• disturb the balance or stability of

• cause to lose one's composure

• move deeply

• cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

• form metals with a swage

• defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

uptight
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• being in a tense state

worried
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

• mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

worked up
verbv
adjective satellite

• (of persons) excessively affected by emotion

commove
verbv
verb

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

• change the arrangement or position of

disturb
verbv
verb

• move deeply

• change the arrangement or position of

• tamper with

• destroy the peace or tranquility of

• damage as if by shaking or jarring

Best Hypernyms For AGITATED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for agitated, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for ANXIOUS

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