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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
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Phrases Synonymous with instigated
Near Antonyms for instigated
- calmed,
- soothed,
- subdued,
- tranquilized
- (also tranquillized)
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