instigative

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for instigative
Adjective
  • The provocative name helps drive those velocities, making shoppers do a double-take when browsing for ice cream.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
  • The deepest and most provocative questions relate to why most people’s earliest memories are from age four to five (or later) if memories are being stored in their brain by age one.
    Nick Turk-Browne, Scientific American, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • For context, geomagnetic storms are caused by fiery eruptions from the sun's surface that send charged particles zipping toward our planet.
    Tom Brown, Space.com, 20 May 2025
  • The ceremony came at a charged moment, coinciding with Columbia University canceling its graduation ceremony (and largely closing off its campus).
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 May 2024
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“Instigative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instigative. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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