agitated

adjective

ag·​i·​tat·​ed ˈa-jə-ˌtā-təd 

: troubled in mind : disturbed and upset

When Caswall asked him to describe what he had seen …, he got very agitated …

—Bram Stoker

was so agitated she could hardly speak

agitatedly adverb

pacing back and forth agitatedly

Synonyms

• excited
• feverish
• frenzied
• heated
• hectic
• hyperactive
• overactive
• overwrought

Examples of agitated in a Sentence

all ferry crossings were cancelled because of the agitated waters around the islands

by the time they finally showed up, long after midnight, we'd become so agitated that we never did get to sleep that night

Recent Examples on the Web

In his words Burden was hoping to be a first-round pick and grew agitated when he was still not selected by the conclusion of Thursday night’s proceedings. —Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025

At one point, Scott, who is sweating profusely, appears agitated and uneasy as five officers stand near him telling him to either enter the ambulance or he will be detained by police. —Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025

An unhinged and rambling Muslim Brunson was found agitated and cursing his mother when he was arrested for setting the sofa where his brother slept on fire inside their Baltimore apartment on June 11, 2002. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025

At the same time, a woman may also feel agitated, anxious, or confused, and experience chills. —Korin Miller, SELF, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of agitate

First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for agitated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• allocated
• alternated
• amputated