Thesaurus:incite

Thesaurus

incite

English

Verb

(transitive)

Sense: to encourage or persuade into action; to bring about a reaction

Synonyms

• abet (obsolete)
• actuate
• bring about
• drive
• encourage
• egg on (idiomatic)
• engender
• evoke
• excite
• foment
• goad
• grill (Scotland, US, obsolete)
• ignite (figuratively)
• impel
• incite
• induce
• inflame (figuratively)
• instigate
• invoke
• motivate
• move    [⇒ thesaurus] (obsolete)
• obligate
• oblige
• push
• promote
• prompt    [⇒ thesaurus]
• provoke
• rouse
• set off
• spark off
• spur
• spur on
• stimulate
• stir
• stir up
• stoke (figurative)
• tempt
• urge
• whip up

Antonyms

• curb    [⇒ thesaurus]
• daunt
• demotivate
• deter
• discourage
• dishearten
• dissuade
• drive
• halt
• prevent
• stop    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• allure    [⇒ thesaurus]
• enrage    [⇒ thesaurus]
• tempt
• thrill    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• enliven    [⇒ thesaurus]

Translations

• Chinese: Thesaurus:慫恿

Further reading

• “615. motive” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “incite” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.