instigated

VERB

influence, provoke

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abet bring about foment incite inflame initiate kindle plot prompt spur whip up

STRONG

actuate encourage goad hint impel insinuate move needle persuade plan raise rouse scheme start stimulate suggest urge

WEAK

add fuel egg on fire up make waves put up to rabble-rouse set on steam up stir up turn on work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deter discourage dissuade halt neglect put out stop

STRONG

calm conclude depress finish ignore repress suppress

WEAK

prevent

Example Sentences

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Instigated by The Times editorial page, a dozen Washington newspapers ran front-page editorials just as the governor returned from an East Coast trip.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

Instigated long before covid times, the process of making “Haram” was still a staggered one.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2021

Instigated by artist-curator Mike Chavez-Dawson, it includes an array of unrealised artists' proposals that visitors are invited to imaginatively complete.

From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2010

Instigated by National Security Adviser William Clark at Reagan's urging, the directive actually extended longstanding secrecy procedures that formerly applied mainly to employees and officials of the CIA and the National Security Agency.

From Time Magazine Archive

Instigated," proceeds Jawan Bakht, "by female obstinacy, the Begam would not withdraw her request, and her petition was at length, though reluctantly, honoured with compliance.

From Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan by Keene, H. G. (Henry George)