disrupter

NOUN

agitator

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anarchist demagogue firebrand malcontent propagandist protestor radical troublemaker zealot

STRONG

dissident dogmatist fighter fomenter incendiary inciter instigator mover partisan provocateur rabble-rouser rebel revisionist revolutionary ringleader

WEAK

sparkplug wave maker

Antonyms

STRONGEST

moderate

NOUN

demonstrator

Synonyms

STRONGEST

marcher radical rioter striker

STRONG

agitator dissenter objector obstructionist revolutionary troublemaker

WEAK

boycotter picketer revolter

NOUN

inciter

Synonyms

STRONG

advocate agent anarchist champion demagogue dissident fighter firebrand fomenter heretic incendiary instigator leftist malcontent mover partisan propagandist provocateur pusher rabble-rouser radical reactionary rebel reformer revisionist revolutionary ringleader troublemaker zealot

WEAK

sparkplug wave maker

Antonyms

STRONG

moderate peacemaker

Example Sentences

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“Rather than being disrupted, our 120-year-old company is the disrupter — and we’re just getting started,” C.H.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

The market now views artificial intelligence as a disrupter, causing a massive rotation underneath the surface.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

“I would argue that Jim Moylan is an equally compelling kind of disrupter: an engineer in a large company who insisted on making our daily lives better.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

The tech giant has arguably been the industry's greatest disrupter since Warner Bros pioneered "the talkies" in 1927.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

This disrupter of seasons was a new girl in school named Maureen Peal.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

disrupter

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