instigates
Definitions
Verb
- Provoke or stir up
- Serve as the inciting cause of
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "instigates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | incidents | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | immigrants | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | illustrates | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | instincts | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | aristocrats | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | integrates | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | institute's | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | institutes | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | miscreants | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | symbolists | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | fininvest's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | hypnotists | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | immigrant's | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | immigrants' | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | implicates | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | inculcates | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | indigents | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | inpatients | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | institutes' | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | intellects | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | interdictes | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | interstates | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | islamists | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | itzkowitz | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | militarists | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "instigates".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | investigated | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | investigators | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | investigate | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | investigative | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | mitigates | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | initiates | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | integrates | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | instigate | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | investigates | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | institutes | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | instigator | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | insinuates | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | castigates | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | mitigate | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | instigated | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | instigators | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | litigates | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | intimates | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | instantiates | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | litigate | 3 | 0 |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "instigates".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 25
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Federal cops ‘instigating’ confrontations with protesters outside ICE building, Portland police official says
Sep 25, 2025 OregonLive.com
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Flagler Beach man instigates fight with brother to call cops on him, is arrested instead
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