Synonyms of fomented

fomented

verb

past tense of foment

as in provoked

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being

John Adams's wife, Abigail, told him that if women were not remembered by the new American government, they would "foment a Rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or Representation"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoked
• raised
• promoted
• triggered
• incited
• instigated
• encouraged
• abetted
• brewed
• cultivated
• stimulated
• fermented
• stirred (up)
• picked
• set in motion
• whipped (up)
• fostered
• nurtured
• furthered
• inspired
• sowed
• forwarded
• nourished
• roused
• motivated
• detonated
• set off
• inflamed
• advanced
• galvanized
• activated
• enflamed
• enlivened
• excited
• quickened
• energized
• set
• fired
• invigorated
• vitalized
• livened (up)
• pepped (up)
• jazzed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regulated
• inhibited
• held
• curbed
• restrained
• checked
• constrained
• discouraged
• tamed
• bridled
• reined (in)
• settled
• quieted
• calmed
• allayed
• soothed
• subdued
• stilled
• tranquillized
• tranquilized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fomented

Smith's team also argues his allies fomented chaos in this uncertain time between Election Day and the race results. —Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024

That’s especially true for China, whose economic health at home and standing abroad are threatened by the global instability fomented by its revisionist partners. —Antony J. Blinken, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024