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foment
Synonyms and Antonyms of foment
- Abigail Adams told her husband, John, that if women were not remembered by the new American government, they would "foment a Rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or Representation."
advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote, sow, stimulate
detonate, set, set off, trigger
excite, galvanize, inflame (also enflame), inspire, motivate, rouse
activate, energize, enliven, fire, invigorate, jazz (up), liven (up), pep (up), quicken, stimulate, vitalize
set in motion
Synonym Discussion of foment
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- inciting a riot
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- instigated a conspiracy
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- aiding and abetting the enemy
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- fomenting rebellion
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