FOMENTER Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

fomenter

noun

Definition of fomenter

as in rebel

a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent sent the fomenters of the rebellion to prison

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Noun

In her 1974 novel The Hearing Trumpet, a nonagenarian vegetarian heroine named Marian rebels against patriarchal institutions.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Al-Sharaa ousted President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 in an offensive led by HTS rebels.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebel

Noun

Said another way, Meta’s social media are an instigator of the community and living that are enemies of depression and mental instability.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The use of simplified Chinese, used in China, found in internal documents linked to the hack suggests a high probability that the instigator, whether public or private, is linked to China, experts said.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of instigator

Noun

At 6-10 and 250 pounds, Freedom looks like an unfamiliar agitator.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
For several years before the IAU vote, there had been agitators among the astronomical community lobbying for our solar system's nine worlds to become eight, and for Pluto's planetary status to be revoked.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of agitator

Noun

Israel, meanwhile, has remained suspicious of the new authorities in Damascus, led by former Islamist insurgents.

— Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026
The win marks the latest example of an insurgent Democrat pulling off a victory in the primary over a more moderate opponent with a significant cash advantage.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of insurgent

Noun

In a statement at the time, Domenicali said that F1 respected the promoter’s choice to end its run in 2026.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by Hyde Lane, the corporate entity for Demon Hunter, against Netflix, Netflix Studios and concert promoter AEG Presents.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of promoter

Noun

The mere existence of such a network, proponents say, would give would-be criminals pause, knowing there’s nowhere to run without being watched.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The memo is a bit surprising considering Gates still advises Microsoft, one of the major proponents of the technology, and an investor in OpenAI.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of proponent

Noun

In recent years, totalizing ideologies such as communism, fascism, and Islamism have found dedicated audiences on social media, and the proliferation of demagogues manipulating people for malign ends is an ever-present worry.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
And as Netanyahu’s coalitions hardened Schleien’s programs became edgier, skewering Netanyahu sycophants in the Likud Party, anti-élitist demagogues, cultic settlers, and rabbinic mandarins.

— Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of demagogue

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