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
• 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

2 of 2

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
• derailing
• irritating
• exercising
• disquieting
• discomforting
• ailing
• undoing
• rattling
• dismaying
• unhinging
• fussing
• confusing
• bugging
• harassing
• discomposing
• aggravating
• exasperating
• embarrassing
• freaking (out)
• distempering
• riling
• flurrying
• pestering
• nettling
• discouraging
• harrying
• frazzling
• irking
• vexing
• fretting
• hagriding
• grating
• weirding out
• chafing
• galling
• getting
• bedeviling
• piquing
• disconcerting
• chivying
• discountenancing
• jarring
• peeving
• putting off
• discomfiting
• flustering
• putting out
• mortifying
• confounding
• demoralizing
• unnerving
• disheartening
• shaking up
• daunting
• dispiriting
• fazing
• abashing
• nonplussing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settling
• composing
• soothing
• quieting
• calming
• alleviating
• allaying
• tranquilizing
• pacifying
• appeasing
• placating
• assuaging
• 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
• rocking
• juddering
• throbbing
• jouncing
• waving
• flickering
• chattering
• bucketing
• joggling
• fluttering
• 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
• reviewing
• disputing
• canvassing
• raising
• bandying
• talking over
• mooting
• batting (around or back and forth)
• introducing
• considering
• hashing (over or out)
• propounding
• speaking (about)
• weighing
• talking (about)
• broaching
• stirring up
• forging
• deliberating
• hammering out
• talking out
• wrestling (with)
• thrashing (out)
• chewing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of agitating

Verb

By mid-morning, bees continued to fly around as city workers did their best to cut the tree without getting stung or agitating the hives any further. — Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

After many decades of organizing, speaking, writing, agitating — and weathering the constant controversy that courted — Steinem kept going. — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Continue to cook, agitating eggs and occasionally shaking pan and running spatula underneath to ensure eggs aren’t sticking, until surface of eggs looks somewhat set but still slightly shiny, about 30 seconds more. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026

One of the loudest voices in the cattle world agitating against the border reopening is Bill Bullard, the CEO of R-CALF, a national association of independent cattle and sheep farmers. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Eritreans began agitating for independence in the 1960s, which only happened after decades of war and a regime change in Ethiopia. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Too much precarity, too little success, and too much commitment to naturally-occurring outcomes means that openly agitating for more diversity can be a nonstarter. — Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Instead of budgeting for $1,800 in tissues, the school insists on agitating parents all summer over crap like this. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Kucherov’s 51 points in 42 career regular-season games and agitating awesomeness against Florida have him at the top of the list. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026