Agitate

/ˈæ.d͡ʒɪ.teɪt/

Synonyms for "agitate" (206 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Verb(11 words)

stir annoy arouse blend bother budge campaign chargecharge upcommove crusade

actuate affect afflict air argue arouse assail attack beatbeat upblow the coalsbother bounce broach bug burden campaign canvass churnchurn up

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clamor concern concuss confuse consider convulse debate demoralize

Adjective(1 words)

chemical lab mixing

Noun(2 words)

churning churns

Strong matches (61)

disarrange discept discombobulate discomfit discomfort discompose disconcert discuss dismay dispute disquiet disrupt distract distress disturb driveegg onelectrify embarrass embroil

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exasperate excite exercise fanfan the flamefeed the fireferment fire flurry fluster flutter foment frazzle fret frighten fussgive concernheatheat upimpassion impel incense incite inflame infuriate instigate irritate

Verb(9 words)

discording disturb eddied excite fight flurried foment inflame irk

Noun(5 words)

flurrying fomenting frenzies frenzy hullabaloos

Related words (103)

jar jiggle jog joggle jolt jounce kindleload with caremoot move nettle paddle peeve perturb perturbate pique presspro and conpromote provoke

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psych pushput to itput up torally rattle rile ripple rise rock roil roughen rouse ruffle rumpleset onshakeshake upshatter shock sicsic onspook stagger stirstir the embersstir upswirlthrash outthrowthrow into confusiontickle toss transport trouble unhinge unnerve unsettle untune upset ventilate whet whipwhip upwhiskwork upworry

Noun(12 words)

lather nettles roiling ruffling rumpuses shakesstate of tumultstirring swirling ultrasounds upsets upsetting

Verb(24 words)

mix solutionsperturbed perturbing ponder press provoke pushraise upriles roiled roils rouse shakeshake upshaken shiftsow discordstir upstirred stirs

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succussturn onvex whisk

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7 relation types

More general

13 entries

advertise advertize displace disturb influence mixing move promote provoke push stimulate trouble upset

More specific

6 entries

arouse bother inflame irk stir whisk

Collocations

6 entries

agitate emotionsagitate for changeagitate public opinionagitate the crowdagitate the wateragitate vigorously

Inflections

3 entries

agitated agitates agitating

Derivations

3 entries

agitation agitative agitator

Antonyms

1 entries

calm

similar

4 entries

advertise advertize promote push

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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They sent agents to agitate the local people.

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Don't agitate the dog anymore.

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Now is not the time to agitate the hornet's nest.

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He was greatly agitated by the news.

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