Provoker

Synonyms for "provoker" (27 found)

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Noun(4 words)

inciter ;agitator button pusher

agent provocateur agitprop

Strong matches (8)

catalyst demagogue incendiary

Noun(5 words)

firebrand gadfly goader iconoclast instigant

Related words (13)

instigator mischief maker rabble rouser ringleader seditionist

Noun(8 words)

instigator provocant provocateur provocator shit disturber shit-stirrer shitmonger troublemaker

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5 entries

bad hat mischief-maker trouble maker troublemaker troubler

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provoke troublemaker

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Near-synonyms: (sometimes synonymous) provocateur, provocant, provocator; (other) troublemaker, agitator, inciter, gadfly, button pusher, goader, iconoclast, shit-stirrer, shit disturber, shitmonger

Source: wiktionary

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