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

Symptoms of anxiety include feeling restless, irritable, agitated or on edge; getting tired easily; and having muscle tension or trouble concentrating or sleeping. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025

Read the full Gemini Daily Horoscope Cancer (June 22 - July 22) Emotionally agitated? —Usa Today, USA Today, 9 May 2025

Taking simple, proactive steps each day can help prevent someone with dementia who's prone to agitation from becoming agitated. —Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025

Fraser’s restless camera angles frame them in ways that seem a direct reflection of their agitated minds. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 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