Instigate synonyms and antonyms
ĭn'stĭ-gāt'
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cause (related)
To be the cause of; bring about; make happen; effect, induce, produce, compel, etc.
To stimulate is to excite, to invigorate or to spark someone's interest.
Push is defined as to press, force or urge a person or thing to move or go away.
To urge to action through moral pressure; drive:
urge (related)
To provoke; to exasperate.
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To give support to; foster:
To arouse or incite:
The definition of initiate is to cause something to begin or to introduce someone to some subject, topic or group.
To provide with, or affect as, a motive or motives; incite, impel, or encourage
To cause someone to have (a feeling or reaction); elicit or arouse:
To remind (a person) of something he or she has forgotten; specif., to help (an actor, etc. who has forgotten a line) with a cue
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The definition of needle is to annoy someone by nagging or criticizing, or to pierce something as if pricked by a long thin piece of metal.
To plan the action of (a story, etc.)
To prod is to encourage someone to do something, or to poke at someone with your finger, foot or other pointed object.
To anger, irritate, or annoy
halt (antonym)
(Intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.
stop (antonym)
To prevent the starting, advent, etc. of; preclude
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To put into motion or activity; stir up
To stimulate as if by electric shock; rouse; stir; spur
To prod or urge with or as if with a long pointed stick.
To be affected by inflammation.
Pique is defined as to arouse someone's interest, curiosity or resentment.
To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.
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Propel is defined as to cause to move forward or onward.
To induce a powerful emotional reaction in, especially by evoking memories of past trauma.
set-in-motion (related)
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pre-empt (related)
undertake (related)
conduct (related)
To incite, sanction, or help, esp. in wrongdoing
To exert or have influence on; have an effect on the nature, behavior, development, action, or thought of
To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause:
Find another word for instigate. In this page you can discover 41 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for instigate, like: cause, stimulate, push, impel, egg on, incite, urge, encourage, foment, initiate and motivate.
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