Synonyms for instigation
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
Forms
- Plural
- instigations → abetments, abettals, impulses, incitements…
Example sentences
- impulse You people are urged to drop the earthly impulse.
- incitement The protesters were accused of incitement to violence.
- goad The shepherd carried a sharp goad for herding sheep.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| instigation | falling | |
| abetment | falling | |
| impulse | steady | |
| incitement | rising | |
| goad | rising | |
| fomentation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- spur1, goad1
- 7 letters
- impulse2, abettal
- 8 letters
- abetment
- 10 letters
- incitement3
- 11 letters
- fomentation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (impulse2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- instigation
- Italiano
- istigazione
- Deutsch
- Anstiftung