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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
  • Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
  • All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of encouragements
Noun
  • Federal production incentives, layered on top of state programs like California’s AB/SB 186, are a meaningful step toward making the United States competitive and bringing production back home.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond biological and nuclear threats, AI companies face harsh organizational incentives to develop AI even faster and — experts say — more recklessly.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • In both films, acting is the central source of the characters’ motivations.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Much is left unstated, requiring the reader to decipher character motivations.
    — Anna Mebel, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 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 27 Sep. 2026.

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