Synonyms of incited

incited

verb

past tense of incite

1

as in provoked

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being

the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in encouraged

to rouse to strong feeling or action

the demagogue's fiery rant incited the crowd to riot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoked
• encouraged
• stimulated
• stirred
• inspired
• aroused
• sparked
• instigated
• motivated
• moved
• induced
• excited
• impassioned
• triggered
• piqued
• fired (up)
• drove
• ignited
• revved (up)
• motived
• angered
• kindled
• inflamed
• fanned
• fomented
• activated
• built a fire under
• galvanized
• enraged
• energized
• animated
• abetted
• set off
• bothered
• quickened
• keyed (up)
• upset
• vitalized
• whipped (up)
• taunted
• maddened
• aggravated
• pumped up
• fermented
• teased
• annoyed
• jeered
• raised
• irritated
• got
• exasperated
• vexed
• galled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calmed
• subdued
• soothed
• appeased
• pacified
• placated
• mollified
• tranquilized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incited

In 2020, following Election Day, a crowd stormed a vote-counting center in Detroit, many incited by online conspiracy theories about election fraud. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

In 2020, after election day, a crowd stormed a vote-counting center in Detroit, many incited by online conspiracy theories about election fraud. — Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Skillful organizers who belonged to the Communist Party incited mass movements during the 1930s and World War II. — Michael Kazin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

Bicentennial aesthetics incited localized, collectivist, and even ideological meaning-making about the American experiment in pluralism. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Stock futures climbed Wednesday evening following a market sell-off incited by the first Federal Reserve interest rate hike in three years. — Justina Lee,tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

On that February 17 night, Mourinho suggested Vinicius Jr had incited the incident. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Suddenly, the humble farmer has incited a countrywide uprising. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

The trade war incited a wave of rerouting goods through third-party countries, as well as led to companies under-reporting the value of goods or mislabeling products as alternative goods not subject to as high of import taxes. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026