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catalysts

NOUN

something which incites activity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

impetus incentive motivation stimulant

STRONG

adjuvant agitator enzyme goad impulse incendiary incitation incitement reactant reactionary spur synergist

WEAK

radical stimulus spark plug wave maker

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block hindrance

WEAK

blockage preventer prevention

Example Sentences

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The study showed that BNCF100 could be regenerated at lower temperatures than existing water-splitting catalysts while continuing to produce hydrogen over 10 production cycles.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

"I saw that last night with the PSG team, how important the full-backs are in how they're willing to go the other way and be real catalysts for those attacks," Upson said.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The lead characters are sketches of real people — mere catalysts for thematic contemplation when they should also be genuinely integral parts of a story.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

“There appear to be few catalysts to contain the rise in yields in the near term,” says BofA Securities Japan’s analyst Tomonobu Yamashita says in a research report.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Hearing about Rosa Parks and her protest showed me that there is hope for me and all the students in Ms. G’s classes to truly be catalysts for change.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers