Synonyms for provoker
All synonyms
Noun
1. Instigator
instigator, agitator, firebrand, provocateur, inciter, instigant
Other
trouble-maker, button pusher, iconoclast, gadfly, provocant, provocator, goader, shit-stirrer vulgar slang, shit disturber vulgar CA, shitmonger vulgar
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who provokes.
Forms
- Plural
- provokers → 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 |
|---|---|---|
| provoker | rising | |
| instigator | rising | |
| agitator | falling | |
| firebrand | rising | |
| provocateur | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- gadfly2, goader
- 7 letters
- inciter
- 8 letters
- agitator4
- 9 letters
- firebrand3, instigant, provocant
- 10 letters
- instigator4, iconoclast4, provocator, shitmonger
- 11 letters
- provocateur
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gadfly2 = 2 syllables).