Synonyms of fomented

fomented

verb

past tense of foment

as in provoked

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being

John Adams's wife, Abigail, told him 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"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoked
• raised
• promoted
• triggered
• incited
• instigated
• encouraged
• abetted
• brewed
• cultivated
• stimulated
• fermented
• stirred (up)
• picked
• set in motion
• whipped (up)
• fostered
• nurtured
• furthered
• inspired
• sowed
• forwarded
• nourished
• roused
• motivated
• detonated
• set off
• inflamed
• advanced
• galvanized
• activated
• enlivened
• excited
• quickened
• energized
• set
• invigorated
• fired
• vitalized
• livened (up)
• pepped (up)
• jazzed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regulated
• inhibited
• held
• curbed
• restrained
• checked
• constrained
• discouraged
• tamed
• reined (in)
• bridled
• settled
• quieted
• calmed
• soothed
• allayed
• subdued
• stilled
• tranquilized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fomented

The global crisis in the supply of Patriot interceptors was fomented by their liberal use in the Gulf, in March and April, often to counter relatively cheap Iranian drone attacks. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Kennedy and his Make America Healthy Again movement called for the loophole to be closed and fomented public distaste for chemical-laden foods. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026

Miners gather at Marmet News of Morgan’s rejection of the UMWA’s demands fomented calls to march on Mingo county. — Elijah Tanall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

The proposal is backed by the populist Swiss People’s Party, which has the most seats in parliament and has for years thrived off and fomented an isolationist streak in Switzerland. — Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 10 June 2026

The rigidity of the big cable bundle and its ever-increasing price has fomented consumer frustration for decades. — Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Trump has fomented a sense of chaos on the world stage, bringing the NATO alliance to the brink last week. — Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026

To declare war on immigrants, many of whom are fleeing persecution and violence fomented by past American interventionism, requires a powerful, blinding narrative strong enough to smokescreen the degradation and dehumanization at the core of the messaging. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026

The Holocaust was planned and fomented in secrecy by a despotic regime. — Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025