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

The wranglers hurriedly unpacked him, and Paul, greatly agitated, dived into the duffel bags after his photographic gear. —Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

According to witnesses interviewed by local police, Hall became agitated after taking a significant quantity of drugs. —Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

That was intentional, as a smiling Caballero admitted to enjoying the moment after the warning left him perplexed and agitated. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026

The man appeared agitated, authorities said, but he was taken into custody without incident. —Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 June 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