incitement

1 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 of incitement excitement, incitation, provocation, instigationWords Related to incitement encouragement, galvanization, goad, incentive, inducement, jog, prod, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus; enticement, lure; induction, inspiration, motivation; aggravation, annoyance, bother, exasperation, frustration, hassle, headache, irritant, nuisance, peeve, pestNear Antonyms of incitement subduing

2 something that arouses action or activity the approaching deadline was certainly an incitement to get going on the assignment Synonyms of incitement boost, encouragement, goad, impetus, incentive, incitation, impulse, instigation, momentum, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulant, stimulus, yeastWords Related to incitement inducement, invitation; antecedent, cause, consideration, grounds, motive, occasion, reason; catalyst, catalyzer, fuel, sparkAntonyms of incitement counterincentive, disincentive