Foment

/fəʊˈmɛnt/

Synonyms for "foment" (231 found)

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Closest matches (47)

abate aberration abet advance agitate agitation allay alleviate anesthetize annoy appease arouse assuage awake awaken benumbblow the coalsblow upbluster bobbery

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boil boiling brouhaha bustlecall forthcall upchafe churn commotion conturbation cook cultivate cushion deadendeaden the paindiminish discomposure disorder disquiet disquietude

Verb(4 words)

abet agitatearouse angercultivate

Noun(2 words)

breeds discords

Adjective(1 words)

civil conflict

Strong matches (69)

disturbance dull easeease mattersebullitionegg onelectric-heat embroilment encourage enkindle enrage excite excitement fanfan the firefan the flamefeed the fireferment fermentation fever

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feverishness fidgets firefire upflame flap flurry fluster flutteration forward foster frenzy fume further fuss galvanize gas-heatgive reliefgoad heatheat uphothot uphot-air-heathot-water-heathubbubhurly burlyhurly-burly impassion impel incense incite inflame infuriate initiate inquietude inspire instigate jitters jumpinesskey upkindle

Noun(2 words)

fomentation foments

Verb(5 words)

foster incite incites instigate instigating

Related words (115)

lather uplay lessenlight the fuselight uplull madden maelstrom malaise mitigate moil mollify motivate move mull nerviness nervosity nervousness nettle numb

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nurse nurture overexcite overheat pad palliate perturbation pick pique poulticepour balm intopour oil onpreheat promote prompt provokeput up toraise rally recook reduce reheat relieve restlessness rise roil rouse rout row salve seethe seething setset astirset fire toset onset on firesic onslacken slake soften soothe spur start steamsteam upstimulate stirstir the bloodstir the embersstir the feelingsstir upstokestoke upstupe subduesummon upsuperheat swirl tepefy tickleto doto-do touch trepidation trepidity tumult tumultuation turbidity turbulence turmoilturn ontwitter unease unrest upset urge wakewake upwaken warmwarm overwarm the bloodwarm upwhetwhip upwork intowork up

Verb(7 words)

nurture promote provoke rile roilssow discordstir up

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries

bathe cause encourage promote prompt provoke stimulate trigger

More specific

6 entries

distrustfoment insurrectionfoment rebellionfoment unresthostility tension

Collocations

6 entries

foment chaosfoment dissentfoment insurrectionfoment rebellionfoment unrestfoment violence

Inflections

3 entries

fomented fomenting foments

Derivations

2 entries

fomentation fomentive

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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The request for more American assistance could foment a diplomatic crisis with China.

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These disputes being carried to Elizabeth, she set herself with heartless policy to foment them in every possible way.

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He was arrested for fomenting a riot; after all, it's bad enough being in a riot but starting one is much worse.

Source: wiktionary

Foreign governments have tried to foment unrest.

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