All calm antonyms
calm
C c adjective calm
- biassed β a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazineβs bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
verb calm
- aggravate β If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
- agitate β If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- incite β to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- increase β to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- intensify β to make intense or more intense.
- irritate β to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- provoke β to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- trouble β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- worry β to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- worsen β Make or become worse.
- disquiet β lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
- distract β to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- inflame β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- outrage β an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- rouse β to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
- ruffle β to beat (a drum) in this manner.
adverb calm
- aflutter β in or into a nervous or excited state
noun calm
- turbulence β the quality or state of being turbulent; violent disorder or commotion.
- agitation β If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- clamour β If people are clamouring for something, they are demanding it in a noisy or angry way.
- clamor β If people are clamoring for something, they are demanding it in a noisy or angry way.
- disturbance β the act of disturbing.
- frustration β act of frustrating; state of being frustrated: the frustration of the president's efforts.
- loudness β (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
- noise β sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind: deafening noises.
- wildness β living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- anger β Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- madness β the state of being mad; insanity.
- restlessness β characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
- terror β intense, sharp, overmastering fear: to be frantic with terror.
- violence β swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
adj calm
- agitated β If someone is agitated, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- nervous β highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- fierce β menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- frenzied β wildly excited or enthusiastic: frenzied applause.
- stormy β affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea.
- angry β When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
- worried β having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious: Their worried parents called the police.
- rough β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- uncool β not self-assured or relaxed: He felt very uncool, making a speech to strangers.
- harsh β ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- violent β acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- turbulent β being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed: turbulent feelings or emotions.
- wild β living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- furious β full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident.
- mad β mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- passionate β having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- roused β to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
- ruffled β (of apparel) having ruffles.