Synonyms of agitating

agitating 1 of 2

adjective

as in uneasy

marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings

no more agitating waits to find out sports scores—get them instantly online!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uneasy
• disturbing
• anxious
• restless
• unsettling
• tense
• nervous
• distressing
• unnerving
• distressful
• disquieting
• fraught
• worrisome
• creepy
• hairy
• embarrassing
• troublesome
• nerve-wracking
• discouraging
• strained
• nerve-racking
• nail-biting
• bothersome
• awkward
• restive
• disheartening
• foreboding
• misgiving
• unrestful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• easy
• quiet
• comfortable
• peaceful
• tranquil
• calming
• quieting
• restful
• pacific

agitating

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verb

present participle of agitate

1

as in stirring

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stirring
• swirling
• washing
• churning
• shaking
• whirling
• whisking
• whipping
• beating
• reeling
• paddling
• wheeling

2

as in bothering

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

there's no need to agitate the patient about little things

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bothering
• distracting
• disturbing
• concerning
• alarming
• worrying
• angering
• unsettling
• upsetting
• distressing
• plaguing
• haunting
• perturbing
• annoying
• irritating
• derailing
• disquieting
• discomforting
• exercising
• ailing
• undoing
• unhinging
• rattling
• fussing
• discomposing
• dismaying
• distempering
• confusing
• flurrying
• bugging
• harassing
• frazzling
• exasperating
• aggravating
• embarrassing
• freaking (out)
• riling
• chivvying
• nettling
• pestering
• discouraging
• harrying
• irking
• hagriding
• alaruming
• vexing
• weirding out
• fretting
• grating
• chivying
• chafing
• galling
• flustering
• getting
• bedeviling
• piquing
• disconcerting
• peeving
• discountenancing
• jarring
• discomfiting
• putting off
• mortifying
• putting out
• confounding
• fazing
• abashing
• demoralizing
• unnerving
• disheartening
• shaking up
• dispiriting
• daunting
• nonplussing
• nonplusing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settling
• composing
• soothing
• quieting
• calming
• tranquilizing
• alleviating
• allaying
• assuaging
• tranquillizing
• pacifying
• appeasing
• placating
• conciliating
• mollifying
• propitiating

3

as in shaking

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

set the washing machine so it will agitate for four minutes before going into the rinse cycle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaking
• jerking
• vibrating
• shuddering
• quivering
• trembling
• shivering
• swaying
• convulsing
• wobbling
• twitching
• jiggling
• quaking
• jolting
• swinging
• jouncing
• rocking
• wabbling
• juddering
• throbbing
• flickering
• waving
• chattering
• bucketing
• fluttering
• joggling
• thrilling
• oscillating
• quavering
• wavering
• fluctuating
• pulsing
• pulsating
• palpitating
• undulating
• beating
• doddering
• pitter-pattering
• pit-a-patting

4

as in discussing

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion

a question which has been agitated by the legislature time and time again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discussing
• debating
• arguing
• disputing
• canvassing
• reviewing
• raising
• bandying
• talking over
• mooting
• canvasing
• batting (around or back and forth)
• hashing (over or out)
• introducing
• considering
• propounding
• speaking (about)
• weighing
• talking (about)
• broaching
• stirring up
• deliberating
• forging
• hammering out
• talking out
• wrestling (with)
• thrashing (out)
• chewing over