Synonyms for instigator

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand(noun)

   someone who deliberately foments trouble

   "she was the instigator of their quarrel"

   Synonyms:
   inciter, firebrand, brand, provoker, initiator, instigant

2. instigator, initiator(noun)

   a person who initiates a course of action

   Synonyms:
   inciter, firebrand, provoker, initiator, instigant

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. instigator(noun)

   Synonyms:
   initiator

2. instigator(noun)

   A person who intentionally incites or starts something, especially one that starts trouble.

   Synonyms:
   initiator

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. instigator

   Synonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, leader, opponent, opposer, principal, rival

   Antonyms:
   abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, coadjutor, colleague, companion, confederate, follower, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainer

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "instigator":

   abettor, mastermind, promoter, initiator

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How to use instigator in a sentence?

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2. Ignazio Marino:

   Those who have stabbed me have 26 names and they have one instigator.

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