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Synonyms & Antonyms of instigator
a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent
- an instigator who always managed to be innocently standing by once the fighting began
Synonyms for instigator
- agitator,
- demagogue
- (also demagog),
- exciter,
- firebrand,
- fomenter,
- incendiary,
- inciter,
- kindler,
- provocateur,
- rabble-rouser
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