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past tense of instigate
Synonyms & Antonyms of instigated
1
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
- the medical breakthrough instigated a whole new field of therapy
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Near Antonyms for instigated
- bridled,
- checked,
- constrained,
- curbed,
- discouraged,
- held,
- inhibited,
- regulated,
- reined (in),
- restrained,
- tamed
- allayed,
- calmed,
- quieted,
- settled,
- soothed,
- stilled,
- subdued,
- tranquilized
- (also tranquillized)
2
to rouse to strong feeling or action
- the charge that the scene in the movie had instigated teenagers to commit similar acts of vandalism
Synonyms for instigated
Words Related to instigated
Phrases Synonymous with instigated
Near Antonyms for instigated
- calmed,
- soothed,
- subdued,
- tranquilized
- (also tranquillized)
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