Incitement synonyms

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motive
An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action. [from 15th c.]
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goad
A sharp-pointed stick used in driving oxen
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incitation
The act of inciting or moving to action.
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trigger
A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
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cause (related)
A basis for an action or response; a reason:
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exhortation
Exhortation is defined as the act or process of making a strong urging or appeal.
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stimulus
Something that has an impact or an effect on an organism so that its behavior is modified in a detectable way.
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instigation
The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
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provocation
(Emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
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incentive (related)
Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.
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incite (related)
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hatred-x94 (related)
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blasphemy (related)
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Find another word for incitement. In this page you can discover 13 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for incitement, like: motive, goad, incitation, trigger, cause, exhortation, stimulus, instigation, provocation, incentive and incite.
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Incitement Sentence Examples

  • The incitement came, however, not from the people, but from the prince: it was in the light of court favour that the colleges of Bagdad and Nishapur first came to attract students from every quarter, from the valleys of Andalusia as well as the upland plains of Transoxiana.

  • The long-continued incitement to catabolism of the waking day thus of itself predisposes the nerve cells towards rebound into the opposite phase; the increased catabolism due to the day's stimuli induces increase of anabolism, and though recuperation goes on to a large extent during the day itself, the recuperative process is slower than, and lags behind, the disintegrative.

  • outlaw incitement to homophobic violence.

  • circumscribed by laws against incitement to murder and violence.

  • criminalizes incitement to hatred on religious grounds.

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