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

And if the person seems agitated or unpredictable, skip the direct request altogether. — Angela Haupt, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

For the agitated activist—Mike Davis’ Late Victorian Holocausts with Equator. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Sometimes, Brun appeared agitated or sweaty at council meetings. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Clancy became agitated, but never fully woke up once given the Narcan, which is typically used to treat heroin or fentanyl overdoes, Constanzo noted. — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 30 July 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