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 of agitated

• excited
• heated
• upset

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

Iannarelli explained that a core element of de-escalation is projecting calmness, as individuals often mimic those who appear angry and agitated. —Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026

Jackson allegedly appeared to be in a highly agitated state and was moving erratically and mumbling, police body camera footage shows. —Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026

Police interviewed multiple other witnesses, each noting that Trezvant appeared to be acting strange, agitated or aggressive prior to the attack, according to court documents. —Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026

Increasingly agitated travelers are sacrificing countless hours and missing milestone events as a partial government shutdown spills into its 40th day and the country loses hundreds of airport security employees. —Holly Yan, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026

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