agitated
Upset and unable to keep still or calm.
agitated in a sentence
- The agitated dog paced up and down by the gate, whining for its owner to come home.
- Waiting for the results, Rosa grew agitated, tapping her feet and fiddling with her sleeve.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to agitated?
- Acalm
- Brelaxed
- Cpeaceful
- Dupset
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D: upset. The other three mean the opposite of agitated.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to agitated?
- Arestless
- Bnervous
- Cupset
- Dcalm
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D: calm. The other three mean nearly the same as agitated.
Words that mean something similar
upset, nervous, restless
Words that mean the opposite
calm, relaxed, peaceful
More words about emotions & feelings
- alleviate: To make pain or trouble less bad.
- anguish: Very great sadness or pain.
- animated: Full of life, energy and excitement.
- anxious: Worried and nervous about what might happen.
- apprehensive: A little scared and worried about something that is coming.
- ardent: Full of strong, keen feeling about something.
- arouse: To stir up a feeling, or to wake someone up.
- astonish: To surprise someone very much.
More words to explore
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