TRIGGER Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

trigger 1 of 2

verb

Definition of trigger

as in to activate

to cause to function mold triggers my allergies

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trigger

2 of 2

noun

as in stimulus

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as in alarm

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If higher prices trigger mass churn, users are experimenting, not depending on the product. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Officials would also not get ahead of Trump on fentanyl, which triggered the first round of tariffs against China last year. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026

Noun

In vivos involve exposure to a trigger, which can be anything connected to a trauma. — Ceminthia Graham, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2026 Digestive enzyme supplements are everywhere on social feeds right now, marketed as a fast fix for bloating, trigger foods and after-meal discomfort. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trigger

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More than 120 National Guard members were activated, part of roughly 400 statewide after the governor issued an emergency proclamation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Business continuity treats disruption as the baseline condition and designs operations accordingly, with integrated data, predictive intelligence and prebuilt response playbooks that activate before a situation has fully materialized.

— Abha Dogra, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of activate

Noun

Consequently, the resulting economic stimulus, inflationary pressure, and intense competition for capital could propel the 10 year US Treasury yield toward a high of 6% before next January.

— , CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Scientists are beginning to treat gravity almost like a drug, varying its strength, duration, and frequency on the human body to learn what dose might keep astronauts healthy and whether the same stimulus could help rehabilitate patients on Earth.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of stimulus

Noun

The pope, who has made sounding the alarm about the risks of AI a central part of his 16-month papacy, put the issue at the heart of his visit to France.

— Joshua McElwee, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Top labs like OpenAI and SpaceX have also backed calls from rival Anthropic to slow down development of frontier models as more alarm bells come from within their own ranks.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of alarm

Verb

Several vehicles caught fire outside a Homestead home early Tuesday morning, with the flames spreading to the house as investigators work to determine what sparked the blaze.

— Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
The next general election does not have to be called until 2029, but Labour’s revival has sparked talk of a snap election.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of spark

Noun

Introducing market forces to the Western defense ecosystem is the critical catalyst that will prepare the United States and its allies for the future of warfare.

— Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
Drbul also noted that product innovation represents one of the most important catalysts for share price recovery.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of catalyst

Verb

The nation's flood insurance program struggles to balance affordability, flood protection and cost to taxpayers, leaving millions vulnerable at a time when climate change is driving flood risk higher.

— MICHAEL PHILLIS, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
These, then collided with boron nuclei and helped drive the fusion reaction rate beyond 100 million reactions per second.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of drive

Noun

The stadium announcer can be heard telling fans about some sort of promotion, so that might have been the impetus for Kelce’s Big Mac pep talk.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
The original impetus for quantum cosmology is to do with the fact that the Big Bang model is based on quantum matter, but classical gravity.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of impetus

Noun

They can be used in components including motors, generators, actuators and magnetic sensors.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
For example, there is a push to require data centers to use battery storage for backup power instead of diesel generators, which can use energy more efficiently and do not directly produce air pollution.

— Anna Zarra Aldrich, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

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