INCITES Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

incites

verb

present tense third-person singular of incite

as in provokes

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

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as in encourages

to rouse to strong feeling or action the demagogue's fiery rant incited the crowd to riot

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Recent Examples of incites Critics say the former demands the elimination of the Israeli state – from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea – and incites violence against Jewish people. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026 Uranus moving into Gemini incites restlessness with conventional routine. —

Usa Today, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026 The phrase either inspires excitement or incites fear among adults who are lucky enough to still have their parents and siblings around and still want to hang out with them. —

Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026 January 20 – February 18 When tension incites change, your presence can be a guiding light. —

Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026 Renaud hopes that the 37-minute HBO doc incites change. —

Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Feb. 2026 This incites the monster to kill Frankenstein’s wife, Elizabeth, shortly after she and the mad scientist have been married. —

Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Feb. 2026 While the technology behind agents will, no doubt, continue to change and grow, organizations that retain the highest benefits from it are likely to be those that bring people along for the changes technology incites. —

Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Dec. 2025 Until then, the only limits on their selections were Vimeo’s standard terms of service, which prohibit content that incites violence or qualifies as pornographic. —

Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2025

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But the question of what is true or not is futile, even if Calle deliberately provokes this curiosity.

— Elisa Wouk Almino Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The flurry of imagery provokes a surreal sort of whiplash.

— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026