Synonyms for inciter
Most common
instigator agitator firebrand provocateur trouble-maker seducer tempter
All synonyms
Noun
1. Instigator
instigator, agitator, firebrand, provocateur, provoker, instigant, kindle-fire dated
Other
trouble-maker, seducer, tempter, solicitor dated
Definitions
- n. 1
One who incites.
Related words
- Other spellings
- incitor
Forms
- Plural
- inciters → instigators, agitators, firebrands, provocateurs…
Example sentences
- agitator The agitator is inclined to exaggerate trivial matters.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| inciter | rising | |
| instigator | rising | |
| agitator | falling | |
| firebrand | rising | |
| provocateur | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- seducer3, tempter
- 8 letters
- agitator4, provoker
- 9 letters
- solicitor4, firebrand3, instigant
- 10 letters
- instigator4
- 11 letters
- provocateur
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (seducer3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- incitateur
- Deutsch
- Anstifter