agitate - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

change the arrangement or position of

Synonyms

• agitate
• commove
• disturb
• raise up
• shake up
• stir up
• vex

More generic

• displace
• move

More specific

• beat
• poke
• rile
• roil
• scramble
• toss

Verb

cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

Synonyms

• agitate
• charge
• charge up
• commove
• excite
• rouse
• turn on

More generic

• disturb
• trouble
• upset

Opposite / Antonyms

• calm

More specific

• bother
• electrify
• hype up
• pother
• psych up

Verb

move or cause to move back and forth

Synonyms

• agitate
• shake

More generic

• move

More specific

• concuss
• convulse
• fan
• fluff up
• jactitate
• jiggle
• joggle
• palpitate
• plump up
• quake
• rattle
• shake up
• slash
• sparge
• succuss
• thrash
• thrash about
• thresh
• thresh about
• toss
• tremble
• tremor
• wiggle

Verb

move very slightly

Synonyms

• agitate
• budge
• shift
• stir

More generic

• move

Verb

try to stir up public opinion

Synonyms

• agitate
• foment
• stir up

More generic

• provoke
• stimulate

More specific

• rumpus

Verb

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

Synonyms

• agitate
• campaign
• crusade
• fight
• press
• push

More generic

• advertise
• advertize
• promote
• push

Related

• advertise
• advertize
• promote
• push

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