Synonyms of incitement

incitement

noun

1

as in excitement

something that arouses a strong response from another

the insulting remark was all the incitement that was needed for a fight to break out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excitement
• encouragement
• stimulus
• stimulation
• motivation
• provocation
• incentive
• instigation
• stimulant
• incitation
• inducement
• frustration
• spur
• inspiration
• induction
• goad
• prod
• exasperation
• irritant
• nuisance
• jog
• headache
• enticement
• galvanization
• lure
• annoyance
• aggravation
• pest
• bother
• hassle
• peeve

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subduing

2

as in incentive

something that arouses action or activity

the approaching deadline was certainly an incitement to get going on the assignment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incentive
• impetus
• encouragement
• stimulus
• motivation
• provocation
• instigation
• impulse
• momentum
• yeast
• incitation
• stimulant
• catalyst
• spur
• fuel
• boost
• goad
• reason
• shot in the arm
• cause
• inducement
• invitation
• consideration
• motive
• grounds
• antecedent
• occasion
• spark
• catalyzer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disincentive
• counterincentive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incitement

This Friday, the leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance who organized those vigils — Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung and Albert Ho — will be sentenced for incitement to subversion. — Rowena He, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Thus, agency as a concept gained a greater liveliness, from passive effect to active incitement. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

He was arrested in Lebanon in July 2025 and sentenced to three months in prison for incitement to religious and sectarian conflict. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

He was arrested in Lebanon last year and sentenced by a military court to three months’ imprisonment for offenses including incitement to religious and sectarian conflict. — Geir Moulson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Police said potential charges could include incitement to riot, vandalism, theft and assault. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Depending on the circumstances, charges could include incitement to riot, vandalism, theft, assault, reckless driving, unlawful assembly, conspiracy and other offenses, police said. — Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 9 July 2026

Much of that violence can be blamed on anti-Jewish incitement that draws on the deepest foundations of anti-Jewish myth. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026

Trump officials and a large number of Republicans characterized the image as an incitement of violence against the President. — Richard Hall, Time, 10 May 2026