What are some opposite words for incite?
Antonyms for incite
ɪnˈsaɪtin·cite
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term incite.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
incite
Abet and instigate are now used almost without exception in a bad sense; one may incite either to good or evil. One incites or instigates to the doing of something not yet done, or to increased activity or further advance in the doing of it; one abets by giving sympathy, countenance, or substantial aid to the doing of that which is already projected or in process of commission. Abet and instigate apply either to persons or actions, incite to persons only; one incites a person to an action. A clergyman will advocate the claims of justice, aid the poor, encourage the despondent, support the weak, uphold the constituted authorities; but he will not incite to a quarrel, instigate a riot, or abet a crime. The originator of a crime often instigates or incites others to abet him in it, or one may instigate or incite others to a crime in the commission of which he himself takes no active part. Compare HELP.
Antonyms:
baffle, confound, counteract, denounce, deter, disapprove, disconcert, discourage, dissuade, expose, frustrate, hinder, impede, obstructSynonyms:
abet, advocate, aid, assist, countenance, embolden, encourage, instigate, promote, sanction, support, uphold
Princeton's WordNet
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, inciteverb
give an incentive for action
"This moved me to sacrifice my career"
Synonyms:
spark off, remind, act, trip, motivate, spark, run, propel, impress, strike, impel, instigate, trigger off, move, displace, make a motion, trigger, inspire, prod, proceed, affect, be active, set off, go, prompt, activate, locomote, touch off, cue, travel, egg on, actuate, stir upincite, instigate, set off, stir upverb
provoke or stir up
"incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
Synonyms:
motivate, start, vex, detonate, raise up, bring out, wake, offset, spark, commove, inflame, disturb, propel, shake up, take off, agitate, explode, instigate, trigger off, move, part, trigger, fire up, inspire, trip, prod, egg on, depart, set off, heat, prompt, activate, spark off, touch off, blow up, ignite, start out, foment, set forth, actuate, stir up, cancel, set outprod, incite, egg onverb
urge on; cause to act
"The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
Synonyms:
stab, prod, dig, actuate, instigate, prompt, egg on, move, propel, motivate, stir up, jab, nudge, poke at, poke, set off
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
How to use incite in a sentence?
It cannot be that lawbreakers will wave terrorist flags, incite and encourage terrorism.
If you think the Donald Trump thing in the long term is going to be the winning coalition and not somebody like me that's conservative but doesn't offend people, and doesn't go out and attack and say that you owe me everything, and doesn't incite insurrections -- then we'll be a minority party forever.
They are exiles because they have committed illegal actions and have illegal thoughts, they're dangerous because they incite hatred and bully and smear the monarchy.
Him going out and trying to incite crowds and not having him man up and talk to me about it. Like, you know, it's just kind of softball on me, i guess you could say he's trying to go through and use social media as a platform to, to mess with me and no, we're going to settle on Wynn Golf Course.
Affection cannot be manufactored or regulated by law. If one has no affection for a person or a system, one should be free to give the fullest expression to his disaffection, so long as he does not contemplate, promote, or incite to violence.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#12366 | expose | |
#18159 | deter | |
#20138 | discourage | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#29400 | impede | |
#31947 | disapprove | |
#36830 | counteract | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#40292 | denounce | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#42683 | incite | |
#49040 | frustrate | |
#59581 | confound | |
#63455 | dissuade | |
#311709 | disconcert |
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