Agitate Synonyms and Antonyms

ăjĭ-tāt
To cause to move to and fro violently
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. churn
  2. convulse
  3. rock
  4. shake
  5. untune
  6. perturbate
Disturb, trouble someone
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shake
  2. stir
  3. shift
  4. psych
  5. budge
Antonyms:
  1. calm
  2. soothe
  3. quiet
  4. tranquilize
  5. not bother
  6. lull
Try to stir up public opinion
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. foment
  2. stir-up
Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. crusade
  2. fight
  3. press
  4. campaign
  5. push

Words Related to Agitate

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Agitate Sentence Examples

  • This feeling began to agitate me with a vexing, forward-reaching sense of a lack that should be filled.

  • He continued, however, so openly to agitate for the retrocession of the country, being a member of two deputations which went to England endeavouring to get the annexation annulled, that in 1878 Sir Theophilus Shepstone, the British administrator, dismissed him from his service.

  • She rose and trailed him from the house to the car, unable to guess what could agitate him if killing people didn't.

  • He may not be ready to talk, bringing it up may only agitate him or make him sad.

  • This extreme reaction displeased Theramenes, who in return began to agitate for the calling of the 5000 into real existence.

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