fomented
Provoked into action
Fomented is the past tense of foment, meaning to stir up or instigate something undesirable—usually trouble, discord, or rebellion: He fomented unrest among the workers, The propaganda fomented hatred between ethnic groups.
The word carries connotations of deliberate provocation, suggesting someone actively cultivating conditions for conflict rather than merely allowing it to happen.
Deliberately arranged complex elements
- provokedCaused a reaction
- stirredMixed by circular motion
- incitedUrged toward action
- instigatedCaused to begin
engineered · manufactured · cultivated · stoked · fueled · encouraged · promoted · sparked
Violent uprising against authority
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- unrestState of public disturbance
dissent · sedition · coup · revolt · agitation · discontent · mutiny · insurgency
Splitting into parts
- discordLack of agreement
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- tensionStretched or strained state
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
resentment · hostility · conflict · prejudice · bigotry · polarization · mistrust · antagonism
orchestrated
Deliberately arranged complex elements
instigated · engineered · manufactured · cultivated · stoked · fueled · encouraged · promoted · sparked · kindled
insurrection
Violent uprising against authority
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
unrest · dissent · sedition · coup · revolt · agitation · discontent · mutiny · insurgency · resistance
division
Splitting into parts
animosity · resentment · hostility · conflict · prejudice · bigotry · polarization · mistrust · antagonism · tribalism