inciter
One who provokes
An inciter is someone who stirs others to action, usually violent or unlawful action: The inciter of the riot was arrested.
The word carries negative connotations—you incite mobs and rebellions, not charity drives.
An inciter provokes, inflames, or goads others into doing what they might not do unprompted.
One who stirs dissent
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- fomenterOne who incites trouble
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
instigator · agitator · demagogue · stirrer · pot-stirrer · hothead · ringleader · inflamer
Tiny fiery particle
- triggerWhat initiates action
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- impetusForce initiating action
- spurIncentive or heel device
goad · motivator · instigator · prompter · activator · galvanizer · mover · driver
One who revolts
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- seditionistAgitator against state authority
- mutineerSailor who revolts
- subversiveSeeking to undermine authority
dissident · resistance leader · guerrilla · freedom fighter · ringleader · conspirator · plotter · rebel
One who ridicules
- goaderOne who urges action
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- baiterOne who provokes
needler · heckler · tormentor · irritant · challenger · inflamer · provoker · antagonizer
rabble-rouser
One who stirs dissent
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- fomenterOne who incites trouble
troublemaker · instigator · agitator · demagogue · stirrer · pot-stirrer · hothead · ringleader · inflamer · seditious
spark
Tiny fiery particle
spur · goad · motivator · instigator · prompter · activator · galvanizer · mover · driver · prime mover
insurgent
One who revolts
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- seditionistAgitator against state authority
- mutineerSailor who revolts
subversive · dissident · resistance leader · guerrilla · freedom fighter · ringleader · conspirator · plotter · rebel
taunter
One who ridicules
- goaderOne who urges action
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- agitatorOne who foments discord
baiter · needler · heckler · tormentor · irritant · challenger · inflamer · provoker · antagonizer · aggravator
- troublemakingtroublemaker, troublemaking, instigate, agitator, instigating
- Pioneerspioneer, pioneers, forerunner, trailblazer, innovator
- activistsactivist, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activists, protester, campaigner
- motivatorsmotivator, rewards, ambition, incentive, incentives
- Aggressorsaggressor, attacker, invader, assailant, warmonger
- ringleadersringleader, ring leader, mastermind, kingpin, mob boss
inciterpeacemaker
Conflict resolution agent
reconciler · mediator · uniter · conciliator · pacifier
incitercalmer
More composed
soother · pacifier · mollifier · placater · voice of reason
inciterrestrainer
Something that holds back
deterrent · moderate · discourager · suppresser · inhibitor
- inciting violenceDeliberately provoking physical harm
- inciting incidentEvent starting main conflict
- inciting riotUrging crowd toward violence
incite, incitement, incited, inciting, incites, inciters, incitements