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

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catalysts

These two signings alone will be one of the catalysts for a salary cap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

The Wickens group has spent the past five years developing the family of catalysts that made this alternative approach to selectivity possible.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

The stock also lacks catalysts in the second half of the year, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

The catalysts behind the declines weren’t surprising new developments, but rather the same threats that have dogged investors for months, only dialed up a little further.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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