Synonyms of agitators

agitators

noun

plural of agitator

as in rebels

a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent

a political agitator who led an unsuccessful revolt against the government

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rebels
• demonstrators
• insurgents
• supporters
• protesters
• provocateurs
• promoters
• proponents
• demagogues
• instigators
• reformers
• firebrands
• apostles
• advocates
• exciters
• rabble-rousers
• revolutionaries
• inciters
• fomenters
• incendiaries
• radicals
• extremists
• marchers
• troublemakers
• kindlers
• picketers
• champions
• reformists
• subversives
• insurrectionists
• boosters
• exponents
• objectors
• revolutionists
• alarmists
• persuaders
• revolters
• backers
• provokers
• agents provocateurs
• prodders
• prompters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peacemakers
• reconcilers
• uniters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of agitators

The legal defense army The Left developed a legal advocacy network to support street agitators well before 2020. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026

Coolly, Violet responds that to avoid alarming the public, a few agitators have beenneutralized—now there’s a sticky euphemism—and their deaths passed off as revenge killings among drug traffickers. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Scores of pages of planning documents and social media posts analyzed by Fox News Digital reveal that agitators have laid the groundwork for a coordinated campaign with money, logistics and a communications infrastructure behind their efforts. — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

The ranks of the protesters have also swelled to include some more opportunistic looters and agitators. — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 19 Oct. 2026

Advertisement As protests intensified, state media unleashed a frenzied smear campaign, casting Egyptian protesters as foreign agents and outside agitators. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

The incident came as agitators against immigration adopt a confrontational new tactic of trying to stop the boats landing on England’s shores, clashing with police and rescue workers in the process. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Among the agitators were the workers at Sytin’s Moscow publishing house. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

In Portsmouth, a group of far-right agitators first attempted to stop lifeboats from bringing the migrants onshore before seeking to block buses from taking the asylum seekers to a processing facility. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026