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1001 Anagram indicators

Words that indicate change, movement, strangeness or potential. 
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A

abandon
aberration
abnormal
abominable
about
abroad
abstract
absurd
abuse
abysmal

accident
active
adapt
addle

adjust
administer
ado
adrift
adulterate 
adverse
​affect
afflict
afresh
aggravate
aggrieve
agile
agitate
agony
ail
alien
all over the place
alter
alternative
amateur

amazing
amend
amiss
amorphous
​amuse
​
analysis
angry
animate
annoy
anomaly
another
antagonize
antic
anxious
anyhow
anyway
appalling

approximate
arbitrary
architecture
around
arouse
arrange
​art
artifice
askew
assault
assemble
assortment
astray
​asunder

at sea
at sixes and sevens
atrophy
attack
attempt
atypical
avant-garde
awful
awkward
awry 

B

babble
bad
badger
baffle
ballet
balls
bamboozle
bananas
barbaric

barking
​baroque

basket-case
bats
batter
battle
batty
beat
become
befuddle
belt 
bemuse
bend
​besotted

bewilder
bicker 
bits
bizarre
blast
blend
blighted
blithering
blotto
blow
blunder
bluster
bob
boil
boisterous
bomb

booby
boozy
botch
bother
bounce
bound
bow
box
brawl
breach
break
breeze
brew
broadcast 
broth
​brutal
​bubbly

buckle
budge
buffet
bug
buggy
build
bully
bum
bump
bungle
burst
bust
bustle
butcher
Byzantine

C

calamity
camouflage
caper
caprice
career
careless
carry on
carve
cast
casual
catastrophe
cause
cavalier
cavort
change
chaotic
characters
chemistry
chew
chop
chuck
churn
circle
circuit
circulate
circus
clash 
clever
clobber

cloud
clumsy
coarse
cocktail
collage
collapse
collate
collect
comedy
comic
commotion
commute
compile
complex
complicate
compose
compound
compromise
conceive
concoct
confection
configure
conflict
confound
confuse​
constituents
​constitution
construct
construe
contentious
contort
contradict
contrary
contrast
contrive
control
controversy
convert
convolute
convulse
cook
corked
corrupt
could be
counterfeit
course
cower
crack
crackers
craft

crafty 
cranky 
crash​
​crazy

create
creep
criminal
cripple
crisis
crooked
cross
crude
crumble
​crunch

crush
cryptic
cuckoo
cultivate
culture
cunning
curdle
cure
curious
​curl

curve
cut and paste 
cycle

D

daft
damage
dance
dash
deal
debacle
debauch
debris
decadent
decay
deceive
decipher
decline
decode
decompose
deconstruct
​decrepit

defective
deform
degenerate
delinquent
delude
demented
demolish
deplorable 
deploy
deprave
derail
derange
derelict
derivative
derive
describe
design
despair
desperate
destroy
deteriorate
devastate
develop
deviant

deviate
​devious

devise
diabolical
dicky
different
difficult
digress
dilapidated
dilemma
dire
​disable

disarray
disaster
​discombobulate

discomfort
discompose
disconcert
discord
disease
disengage
disfigure
disgrace
disgruntled
disguise
dish
dishevel
disingenuous
​disintegrate

disjoint
dislocate
dislodge
dismantle
dismember
disobey
disorder
disorganised
dispense
disperse
displace
display
dispose
disposition
dispute
disrepair
disrupt
dissect
disseminate

dissipate 
​dissolute
​dissolve
distort
distract
distraught
distress
distribute
disturb
dither
divers
diverse
divert
dizzy
doctor
​doddery

dodge
dodgy
domestic
dotty
doubt
drag
​drastic

dreadful
dress
drift
​drip

drive
drunk
dubious

E

eccentric
ecstasy
edgy
edit
elaborate
elastic
else
​embroider

emerge
employ
energy
engage
engineer
enigma
entangle
entertain
entwine
equivocal
erode
errant
erratic 
erroneous
erupt
evil
evolve
exacerbate
exceptional
exchange
excite
​
excursion
execute
exercise
exotic
expatiate
explode
exploit
extraordinary 

F

fabricate
​fail
failing

fake
fall
false
falter
fancy
fantasy
fashion
fault
ferment
fester
fever
fiasco
fickle
fiddle
fidget
fierce
figures
finesse
fishy
fitful

fix
fizzy
flaky
flap
flaw
flexible
flicker
flighty
flimsy
flirt
flit
float
flog
floppy
flounce
flounder
flourish
flow
fluctuate

fluid
fluke
fluster
flux
fly
fold
fool
force
foreign
forge
form
formation
formula
formulate
foul
founder
fracture
fragile
​fragment 
​frantic
fraud
freak
free
frenzy
fresh
​freshly made

frightful
frisky
frivolous
frolic
​from

fudge
funny
furore
fury
fuse
fuss
fuzzy

G

gad about
gallivant
game
gangling
garble
gather
gauche
gear
generate
germinate
ghastly
gibber
giddy
giggle
glide
gnarl
gnash
go
go to pot
goofy

googly
goulash
grapple
grate
grave
grief
​grill

grim
grind
groggy
​groom
​
gross
grotesque
ground
group
grow
guise
gyrate 

H

hack
haggard
hallucination
hammer
handicraft
handiwork
handle
haphazard
harass
harm
harry
harsh
hash
hatch
have
havoc
hazard
haze
heal

heave
hectic
​hector

helpless 
helter-skelter
hesitant
hideous
high
hit
hook
hop
hopeless
horrible
horrid 
horse around
horseplay
hotch-potch
hover
however
hurl
hurt
hybrid
hysteria 

I

idiosyncratic
ignite

ill
ill-defined
ill-disposed
illegal
illicit
illusion
imagine
impair
impede
imperfect
impersonate
impolitic
impromptu
improper

improve
improvise
impure
in a way
in solution
inaccurate
incoherent
incompetent
incongruous
incorrect
incredible
indecent
indefinite
indirect
indiscriminately
indispose
indistinct
individual
induce

indulge
inebriate
inept
inexact
infected
infirm
informal
​infuriate

ingenius
ingredients
injure
​innovative
inquietude 

​insecure
​interfere

interpret
​intertwine

into
intricate
intrigue
invalid
invent
involve
irregular
irresolute
irritate
itch 
​itinerant

J

jam
jar
jargon
jaunt
jazz
jerk
jib
jiggle
jitter
jive
jockey
joke
jolly
jolt
jostle
journey
joust
juggle
jumble
jump
jungle
junk
just 

K

kick
kind
kinematic
kinetic
kink
knead
knit
knock
knot 

L

labour
labyrinth
lace
lament
languid
lark
latent
latitude
lax
lay 
laze
leap
legerdemain
lenient
letters
liberal
licence
limber 
liquid
lissom
list
lively
loll
loose
lost
lounge 
lousy
ludicrous
lunatic
lurch 

M

Machiavellian
machinate
mad
maelstrom
magic
make
make up
​make use of

malaise
malcontent
malformation
malfunction
malicious
malleable
maltreat
manage
mangle
manipulate
manoeuvre
manufacture
mar
marshal
marvel
mash
masquerade
massage
masticate
material
matter
maul
​maverick

maybe
meander
meddle
medley
melee
melodrama
melt
menace
mend
mercurial
merry
mesh
mess
metamorphose
might be
migrate
​mill

mince
mingle
misbehave
mischief
misconduct
misconstrue
misdirect
misery
misguided
mishandle
mishmash
mislead
misplace
misrepresent
misshape
misspell
mistake
mistreat
misty
misunderstand
misuse
mix 
mobile
model
moderate
modify
modulate
​molest
​monkey around

monstrous
motion
motive
mould
move
muddle
murky
mush
mutate
mutilate
mutiny
mysterious 

N

nasty
naughty
neglect
negotiate
nervous 
new 
nightmare
nimble
nobble
nomadic 
nonconforming 
nonplus
nonsense
nonstandard 
nouveau 
novel
nudge
nutty 

O

objectionable
oblique
obscene
obscure
odd
oddball
off
offend
onslaught
operate
option
orchestra
ordeal
order
organize
orgy
original
ornate
oscillate
ostensible 
otherwise
ought to be
out
out of hand

out of order
out of place
out of shape
out of sorts
outlandish
outrageous
outwardly 
​overcome

overhaul
overt
overthrow
overturn
overwhelm
overwrought 

P

pack up
​palpitate

pan
panic
paradox
parody
particular
parts
passion
patch
pathetic
pattern
peculiar
peeve
pelt
penal
perestroika

perform
perhaps
perish
perky
permutation
perpetrate
perplex 
persecute
persuade

perturb
perverse
pervert
petulant
phony
physical jerks
pick out
pick to pieces
pickled
piecemeal
pieces
pique
pirouette
pitch
piteous
pitiful
pivot
place
plastic
play
pliable
plight
plot 
ply
poke
police
pollute
pooh pooh
poor
pop
porridge
pose
position
possible
posture
potential
potty
pound
prance
prank
precarious
predicament
prepare
prescription

press
pretend

​primitive 
problem 
process 
produce
profligate
program
propel
protest
​provide

provoke
pull into line
pull to pieces
pulp
pulverize
pummel
punch
punish
push
put
put in order
put off
put right
puzzle 

Q

quaint
quake
quandary
quarrel
​quaver
queer
question
quirky
quiver ​

R

rabble
rack
​racy

radical
raffish
rage
ragged
rail
raillery
rally
ramble
rampage
rampant
ramshackle
random
range
rare
rash
rationalise

rattle
ratty
ravage
raw
reaction
rearrange
reassemble
rebel
rebuild
recast
recipe 
reckless
recollect
recombine
reconsider
reconstruct
recover
recreate
rectify
recycle
redeploy
redesign
redevelop
redirect
rediscover
redo

redraw
reel
reform
refresh
​refurbish
regenerate
regrettable
regroup
rehabilitate
reincarnate
reinstate

reinvent
relaunch
relax
relay
relocate
​remake

remarkable
rend 
render
​renew

renovate
rent
reorganise
repackage
repair
replace
represent
reproduce
​reschedule

resettle
reshuffle
resolve
resort
restitution
restless
restore
restructure
reunite
reuse
revel
review
revise
revive
revolt
revolutionary
revolve
rework
​rewrite
​rickety
​riddle

ridiculous 
rig
riot
rip
ripple
roam
roast
rock
rogue
roll
romantic
rotate
rotten
rough
round up
rouse
rove
row
rubbish
rude
ruffle
ruin
rum
rumble
run
​runaway

rupture
rustic 

S

sabotage
sack
sad
salad
savage
scandal
scathe
scatter
scheme
scrabble
scramble
scrap
scrawl
screw
scribble
scuffle
sculpt
scupper
scuttle

seedy
seesaw
seizure
serve
set
set in motion
set out
set right
settle
shabby

shake
sham
shambles
shape

shatter
shift 

shimmer
shimmy 
shiver
shock
shoddy
​shoot

shot
shove
shred
shudder
shuffle
sick
silly
singular
sinuous
skip
skirmish
skittish
slack
slaughter
sleight
slice
slide
slip
sloppy
slovenly

slur
smack
smash
smudge
snap
snarl ​
​solve
somehow
somersault
sophisticated
sorry
sort
soup
sozzled

spank
spasm
speculate
spell out
spill
spin
spirited
splash
split
spoil
sport
sprawl
spray
spread
sprightly
spring
sprinkle
spurious
​squeeze

squirm
​squish

stagger
stampede
startle 
stew
​stimulate
​
stir
​stoned

storm
straighten
strange
strategy
stray
stress
structure
struggle
stumble
stunt
stupid
style
substance
​subvert

suffer
supple
​supply

surgery
surprise
suspect
swagger
sway
​swill

swim
​swindle

swing
swirl
switch 
synthetic

T

tackle
tactics
tailor
take badly
take by surprise
take ill
take liberties
take wing
tamper
tangle
tattered
tawdry
tear
tease
teeter
temperamental
tempered
terrible
theatrical
thrash
threaten
throb
throw
tickle
tight
tinker
tipsy
toil
tongue in cheek
torment
torture
toss
totter
touchy
tour 
tousle
toxic
toy
tragic
train
transcribe

transfer
transfigure

transform
transition
translate
transmute
transplant
transport
transpose
trash 
travel
treachery
treat
tremble
​trepidation
​trial

tribulation
trick
trip
trouble
tumble
tumult
turbulent
turmoil
turn
turnout
tweak
twinkle
twirl
twist
twitch 

U

unbalanced
unbridled
unbundle
uncanny
uncertain
uncivilised
uncontrolled
unconventional
uncultivated
uncured
undecided
undefined
undisciplined
undo
undulate
unearthly
unexpected

unfaithful
unfettered
unfit
unfortunate
unfurl
ungainly
ungoverned
unhappy
unhealthy
unkempt

unlawful
unlikely
unnatural
unordered
unorthodox
unprepared

unravel
unrecognisable
unreliable

unrest
unrestrained
unrestricted
unruly
unscrupulous
unseemly
unsettle
unsound
unstable
unsteady
​untamed
​untethered
​untidy

untoward
untrained
untrue
untutored
unusual
unwieldy
up in the air
upheaval
uprise
uproar
upset 

V

vacillate
vagrant
vague
vandalise
variety
​vary
​veer
venture
​versatile
version
vex
​vibrate
vigorous
violent

W

wag
waltz
wander
war
warp
wasted
wave
waver
wayward
weave
web
weird 
whack
wheel
whip
whirl
whizz
wicked
widespread
wield
wiggle
wild

wind
wise
wobble
woeful
wonder
wonky
​woolly
work
worry
​wound
​wreck
​
wrestle
wretched
wriggle
wring
writhe
wrong
wrought

Z

zany

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