Synonyms of triggered

triggered

verb

past tense of trigger

as in activated

to cause to function

mold triggers my allergies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• activated
• sparked
• drove
• generated
• moved
• fueled
• started
• powered
• provoked
• ignited
• actuated
• set off
• pushed
• touched off
• turned on
• charged
• cranked (up)
• ran
• fired
• electrified
• stimulated
• launched
• switched
• released
• reactivated
• energized
• turned over
• tripped
• incited
• accelerated
• discharged
• instigated
• aroused
• catalyzed
• kicked over
• excited
• recharged
• stirred up
• quickened
• kick-started
• jump-started
• stepped up
• sped (up)
• vitalized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• cut
• stopped
• shut off
• cut out
• turned off
• halted
• checked
• arrested
• stuck
• deactivated
• cut off
• stalled
• jammed
• suppressed
• drew up
• slowed
• repressed
• stunted
• braked
• decelerated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of triggered

This action would have triggered a kilonova while also liberating a lot of material, stuff that would take its time falling onto the black hole and fueling longer jets. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Goldman estimated that active funds benchmarked to MSCI and FTSE indexes hold more than $8 billion in Indonesian equities, although any selling by these investors would be discretionary rather than automatically triggered by a downgrade. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Rising housing costs triggered demonstrations this year in Spain and Portugal. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

The program could also be targeted rather than universal — triggered by sector-specific unemployment spikes, income level, or geography, so the money flows first to the workers AI disrupts most. — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

In a model house, a sodium acetate trihydrate gel filled three pipes under the floor, and the heat release could be triggered in one, two or all three. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

Zacharia’s time in China was just one of her career highlights that triggered intense media scrutiny following her brief and turbulent appointment as White House press secretary. — John Liu, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

An unusually active hurricane season triggered a trio of storms that pummeled Hawaii and Mexico earlier this year. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

The crisis was triggered when about 80,000 people poured into the Spanish exclave in late July from neighboring Morocco, driven by rumors online that Spain had opened its border. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026