AGITATION Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

agitation

noun

ˌa-jə-ˈtā-shən

Definition of agitation

as in frenzy

a state of wildly excited activity or emotion knew immediately, from the horses' agitation, that something terrible was happening

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as in anxiety

an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble experienced a great deal of agitation over whether she had an appropriate dress for her husband's inauguration

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Recent Examples of agitation Mehring was accused in different newspapers of promoting both pro-Jewish agitation and antisemitic hate speech. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 Bowyer acknowledged that Turning Point Action’s growing infrastructure in early primary states could cause some agitation on the right if it is seen as throwing its weight behind one candidate. — Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Bowyer acknowledged that Turning Point Action's growing infrastructure in early primary states could cause some agitation on the right if it is seen as throwing its weight behind one presidential candidate. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 The agitation of the team’s fanbase boiled to the surface this summer. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for agitation

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Noun

Test your knowledge of fast-food frenzy, campaign controversy and more in this week's American Culture Quiz.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
That puts the target on AI stocks, which soared for years in the frenzy around the technology.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of frenzy

Noun

And, of course, there won’t be many people who want to defend someone in that position — or, indeed, listen to any hard-luck stories — now the details have been outlined in court about his motorway rampage.

— Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The Indians continued their rampage on Thursday night, putting up 41 more points in Week 3 as the Indians came away with a 41-27 win over McKinney Boyd in front of a homecoming crowd at Keller ISD Stadium.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of rampage

Noun

Retaliation is not unheard of in higher education and fear of scheming colleagues is common.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
That’s a major shift from earlier this year, when fears of AI disruption, concerns about Copilot, and heavy data center spending weighed on the stock.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of fear

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Yields have been on the rise because of worries about inflation, big debt loads for governments worldwide and other factors.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
This is meant to address worries that frequent fast charging might shorten battery life.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026