Fomenting

Synonyms for "fomenting" (30 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

Strong matches (9)

Related words (15)

inflammatoryrabble rousing
Noun(13 words)

Related word relations

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More general

14 entries
actionactivitycauseclinical interventiondescriptive adjectivemedical procedurepolitical tacticprocesspromotionpsychological manipulationqualifying adjectivesocial processtherapeutic techniquetreatment

More specific

19 entries
discontent fuelingethnic agitationfomentationgrievance cultivationheat packincitementincitinginflaminginstigatinginstigationmobilizationmoist heatopinion manipulationpolitical incitementpropagandaprovoking

Showing 16 of 19 words.

Collocations

16 entries
civil unrestfomenting controversyfomenting discontentfomenting dissentfomenting grievancesfomenting oppositionfomenting political agitationfomenting public opinionfomenting revolutionfomenting unrestfomenting violencemass protestspolitical unrestpopular discontentpublic dissentsocial instability

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Why is the West fomenting tensions in Africa?

Source: tatoeba (11586929)

fomenting a revolution

Source: wiktionary

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