incitations

noun

plural of incitation
1
as in excitements
something that arouses a strong response from another the rabble-rousing speech was seen by many as an incitation to ethnic violence

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2
as in incentives
something that arouses action or activity a mild heart attack was all the incitation he needed to adopt an exercise regimen and a healthy diet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incitations
  1. encouragements
  2. incentives
  3. motivations
  4. impetuses
Noun
  • All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
  • In October 2024 ahead of her own stay at MSG, Billie Eilish recorded encouragements to take the subways for environmental benefits.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
Definition of encouragements
Noun
  • Policies that weaken incentives to invest in biomedical research ultimately put future breakthroughs and future patients at risk.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • The company considered workforce availability, infrastructure readiness, expansion capacity, partnerships, incentives, and access to aerospace and advanced manufacturing talent.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • One of the key motivations behind the ballot measure effort was to curb road deaths in the city.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • Min-ji now understands more about her father’s past and motivations, and no longer sees him as a timid man who would rather bow than fight.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026
Definition of motivations
Noun
  • One of the main impetuses for this is that newer planes are flying further, which means airline routes are getting longer.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2025
Definition of impetuses
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“Incitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incitations. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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