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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of agitating (for)

  • as in working (for)
  • as in working (for)
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agitating (for)

verb

Definition of agitating (for)next
present participle of agitate (for)
as in working (for)

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  • working (for)
  • campaigning (for)
  • advertising
  • assisting
  • aiding
  • publicizing
  • abetting
  • plugging
  • funding
  • financing
  • boosting
  • advocating
  • underwriting
  • subsidizing
  • touting
  • endorsing
  • backing
  • upholding
  • furthering
  • forwarding
  • fostering
  • staking
  • patronizing
  • indorsing
  • promoting
  • encouraging
  • supporting
  • championing
  • endowing
  • cultivating
  • advancing
  • incubating
  • nurturing
  • nursing
  • nourishing

Dissimilar Words

  • preventing
  • contending (with)
  • inhibiting
  • prohibiting
  • discouraging
  • hindering
  • frustrating
  • forbidding
  • opposing
  • banning
  • fighting
  • barring
  • enjoining
  • proscribing
  • outlawing
  • interfering (with)
  • combating
  • countering
  • combatting
  • interdicting
  • battling
  • checking
  • snuffing (out)
  • suppressing
  • stifling
  • repressing
  • subduing
  • retarding
  • arresting
  • squashing
  • halting
  • obstructing
  • impeding
  • squelching
  • encumbering
  • hobbling
  • manacling
  • fettering
  • shackling

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“Agitating (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agitating%20%28for%29. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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