Synonyms for agitation
ˌædʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃənag·i·ta·tion

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1. agitationnoun

   Synonyms:
   tremor, emotion, perturbation, excitement, trepidation, commotion

2. agitationnoun

   The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.

   After a storm the sea is in agitation.

   Synonyms:
   excitement, tremor, commotion, trepidation, emotion, perturbation

3. agitationnoun

   A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation.

   She causes great agitation within me.

   Synonyms:
   trepidation, perturbation, tremor, commotion, excitement, emotion

4. agitationnoun

   Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.

   Synonyms:
   trepidation, emotion, excitement, perturbation, tremor, commotion

5. agitationnoun

   Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.

   Synonyms:
   tremor, emotion, commotion, perturbation, trepidation, excitement

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. agitation

   A storm is properly a disturbance of the atmosphere, with or without rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning. Thus we have rain-storm, snow-storm, etc., and by extension, magnetic storm. A tempest is a storm of extreme violence, always attended with some precipitation, as of rain, from the atmosphere. In the moral and figurative use, storm and tempest are not closely discriminated, except that tempest commonly implies greater intensity. We speak of agitation of feeling, disturbance of mind, a storm of passion, a tempest of rage.

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, storm, tempest

   Antonyms:
   calm, fair weather, hush, peace, serenity, stillness, tranquillity

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agitationnoun

   a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

   Synonyms:
   excitement, unrest, ferment, fermentation, hullabaloo, tempestuousness, upheaval, turmoil

   Antonyms:
   calmness

2. agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrestnoun

   a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

   "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"

   Synonyms:
   excitement, zymolysis, fermenting, unrest, ferment, fermentation, hullabaloo, zymosis, tempestuousness, upheaval, turmoil

   Antonyms:
   calmness

3. agitationnoun

   the feeling of being agitated; not calm

   Synonyms:
   excitement, unrest, ferment, fermentation, hullabaloo, tempestuousness, upheaval, turmoil

   Antonyms:
   calmness

4. agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloonoun

   disturbance usually in protest

   Synonyms:
   fervor, upthrow, upthrust, tempestuousness, turmoil, turbulence, excitement, unrest, ferment, hullabaloo, uplift, excitation, exhilaration, fervour, fermentation, convulsion, tumult, upheaval, inflammation

   Antonyms:
   calmness

5. agitationnoun

   the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)

   Synonyms:
   excitement, unrest, ferment, fermentation, hullabaloo, tempestuousness, upheaval, turmoil

   Antonyms:
   calmness

Matched Categories

1. • Disturbance
   • Feeling
   • Motion
   • Psychological State
   • Turbulence

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agitationnoun

   Synonyms:
   agitating, shaking, shake, concussion

2. agitationnoun

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, jarring, commotion, convulsion, ferment, storm, tumult, turmoil

3. agitationnoun

   Synonyms:
   excitement, emotion, perturbation, trepidation, discomposure, distraction, PUCKER, ruffle, flutter, hurry, tremor, fever, fret

4. agitationnoun

   Synonyms:
   discussion, disputation, debate, controversy, canvassing, ventilation

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1. agitationnoun

   Synonyms:
   commotion, disturbance, perturbation, excitement, flustration, discomposure, unrest, turmoil, estuation, discussion, ventilation

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "agitation":

   restlessness, unrest, turmoil, commotion, upheaval, shaking, excitement, nervousness, fuss, turbulence, incitement

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How to use agitation in a sentence?

1. Dharmendra Malik:

   If the government is keen to ensure that the agitation ends, it should concede our demands. That will be a sure-shot way to end the protest.

2. Amanda Lacaze:

   There's a reasonable level of agitation in every part of the supply chain which is saying (the industry situation) is not good.

3. Eugene V. Debs:

   If it had not been for the discontent of a few fellows who had not been satisfied with their conditions, you would still be living in caves. Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization. Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation or stagnation.

4. Akinremi Bolaji:

   A camp generally is not a luxury hotel, but when people have waited for some time agitation comes in.

5. Frederick Douglass:

   If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.