agitated

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verb

past tense of agitate
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as in stirred
to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly this room could use a ceiling fan to agitate the stuffy air a bit

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Recent Examples of agitated
Adjective
When officers arrived, Jones allegedly became more agitated and combative. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025 Diana, the most glamorous and beautiful, married the Guinness brewery heir, had three children and then in a notorious scandal left her husband for Oswald Mosley, a notorious womanizer and fascist leader whose Black Shirts violently agitated for Nazi Germany as Britain prepared for war. Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025 Martin said a woman wearing a Make America Great Again hat with a gun visible in a holster was acting agitated at the El Pueblo Museum, which was the endpoint of a march at the rally. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 14 June 2025 In the first two sets, Alcaraz appeared frustrated and agitated. Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for agitated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agitated
Adjective
  • Not everyone will be excited to see the president back in town, however.
    Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025
  • Why some tattoo artists push back against AI tattoo machines Of course, not everyone is excited about this change.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • In between takes, Zaki, in real life Sayed Akbari, was receiving frantic calls from his distraught nieces in Kabul because schools for girls were shutting down.
    Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • The distraught woman can be seen sprinting away from the scene in distress, with one of her sneakers appearing to have fallen off during the terrifying ordeal.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • This move has stirred controversy and concern amongst community leaders in New Orleans, a city with a historically high homicide rate.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The search results stirred hope.
    Lauren Peace, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Richard Arnold, the chief executive whose departure had already been announced, went round the room and shook everyone’s hand, expressing his belief the future at United would be bright.
    Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The camera then cut to Johansson, who shook her head while grimacing.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The officials discussed specific plans being drawn up to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen over the next two days, debating the pros and cons of carrying out the strikes.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The Secretary discussed Israel's ongoing military operations in Gaza, and efforts to help release the hostages and bring them home.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • There are heated debates about whether certain subject headings are warranted.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • With the deadline fast approaching, a key House committee eventually came to an agreement to placate its Republican members, at least for the time being, without angering Trump, who has asked his supporters to move on from the heated issue.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • One of the biggest shifts since the time of Rose is that far fewer Americans are worried about this potential problem.
    Harry Enten, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
  • Critics of Greene's bill are worried that the legislation could disproportionately benefit higher-income individuals, who naturally stand to make more profits from a home sale.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Even the guards appeared to be disturbed.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • These five destinations show that sharing the shore with animals can be calm, safe and memorable for the right reasons when animals aren’t fed or disturbed.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Agitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agitated. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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