Synonyms for agitator
All synonyms
Noun
1. Firebrand — one who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers
firebrand, incendiary, rabble-rouser, trouble-maker, provocateur, demagogue, demagog US, instigator, mischief-maker, brawler, provoker, inciter, agitant
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Definitions
- n. 1
One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
Near-synonyms: instigator; see also Thesaurus:troublemaker
Forms
- Plural
- agitators → firebrands, incendiaries, rabble-rousers, trouble-makers…
Example sentences
- firebrand This candidate used to be left-wing firebrand.
- provocateur That person turned out to be a right-wing provocateur.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| agitator | falling | |
| firebrand | rising | |
| provocateur | rising | |
| fomenter | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- brawler, inciter, demagog, agitant
- 8 letters
- provoker, fomenter
- 9 letters
- firebrand3, demagogue3, adjutator
- 10 letters
- incendiary5, instigator4
- 11 letters
- provocateur
- 12 letters
- agitationist
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (firebrand3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- agitateur
- Italiano
- agitatore
- Español
- agitador
- Deutsch
- Aufwiegler