FOMENTS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

foments

verb

present tense third-person singular of foment

as in provokes

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"

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Recent Examples of foments But on Monday, there was only that pit-of-your-stomach gnawing concoction of disappointment, frustration and emptiness that foments when a chance for history is squandered. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026 Muschietti touched on this in his movies — the bullying of Mike Hanlon and the hate-crime murder of Adrian Mellon — including the way Pennywise fosters and foments the hatred already lurking in the hearts of Derry’s citizens. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025

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Such a statistic often provokes a familiar gamut of responses from those who read it, from shock, disgust and anger to a debilitating sense of helplessness.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Likewise, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently warned that the bond market will ultimately prove to be the factor that provokes some action from DC when investors begin to demand higher premiums to continue buying debt.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 May 2026