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agitator - 18 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | agitator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who disturbs, causes trouble |
| Synonyms: | advocate, agent, anarchist, champion, demagogue, dissident, fighter, firebrand*, heretic, incendiary, instigator, malcontent, partisan, propagandist, rabble-rouser, radical, reactionary, rebel, revolutionary, ringleader, troublemaker, zealot, adjy, disrupter, dogmatist, fomenter, inciter, leftist, mover, provocateur, pusher, reformer, revisionist, sparkplug, wave maker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | agent provocateur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | secret agent |
| Synonyms: | agitator, firebrand, goad, incendiary, instigator, operative, rabble-rouser, radical, ringleader, spark, spy, troublemaker, intelligence agent, noncooperator, provocateur, provocative agent, provoker |
| Main Entry: | anarchist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who opposes the idea of government and laws |
| Synonyms: | agitator, insurgent, malcontent, mutineer, nihilist, rebel, revolutionary, terrorist, insurrectionist, revolter |
| Main Entry: | catalyst |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which incites activity |
| Synonyms: | agitator, goad, impetus, impulse, incendiary, incentive, incitement, motivation, reactionary, spark plug, spur, stimulant, adjuvant, enzyme, incitation, radical stimulus, reactant, synergist, wave maker |
| Antonyms: | block, prevention, blockage, preventer |
| Main Entry: | demagogue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agitating person |
| Synonyms: | agitator, fanatic, firebrand*, incendiary, instigator, politician, rabble-rouser*, radical, rebel, revolutionary, troublemaker, fomenter, haranger, hothead, inciter, inflamer, soapbox orator |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | demonstrator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protester |
| Synonyms: | agitator, dissenter, radical, revolutionary, troublemaker, boycotter, disrupter, marcher, objector, picketer, revolter, rioter, striker |
| Main Entry: | dissident |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who holds different belief |
| Synonyms: | agitator, dissenter, heretic, nonconformist, protester, rebel, misbeliever, recusant, schismatic, schismatist, sectary, separatist |
| Notes: | dissent is, literally, 'feel or think differently' and dissident means 'sit apart, disagree' |
| Antonyms: | yes-man |
| Main Entry: | extremist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person zealous about a belief |
| Synonyms: | agitator, die-hard, fanatic, radical, revolutionary, ultra, zealot, revolutionist, ultraist |
| Antonyms: | conservative, moderate |
| Main Entry: | hellion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troublemaker |
| Synonyms: | agent provocateur, agitator, demon, evildoer, firebrand*, heel*, incendiary, instigator, loose cannon*, mischief-maker, punk*, rabble-rouser*, rascal, recreant, rogue, rowdy*, smart aleck*, wise guy*, inciter, inflamer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incendiary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who causes fire, trouble |
| Synonyms: | agitator, arsonist, criminal, demagogue, demonstrator, firebrand*, insurgent, pyromaniac, rabble-rouser*, rebel, revolutionary, rioter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | instigator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troublemaker |
| Synonyms: | agent provocateur, agitator, firebrand, hellion, incendiary, knave, meddler, mischief-maker, nuisance, punk*, rabble-rouser*, ringleader, wise guy*, inciter, inflamer, provocateur, sparkplug |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | insurgent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rebel |
| Synonyms: | agitator, anarchist, demonstrator, malcontent, mutineer, radical, revolutionary, anarch, frondeur, insurrectionist, resister, revolter, revolutionist, rioter |
| Main Entry: | radical |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who advocates significant, often extreme change |
| Synonyms: | agitator, anarchist, avant-garde, extremist, fanatic, firebrand, freethinker, iconoclast, insurgent, militant, mutineer, nihilist, nonconformist, pacifist, progressive, rebel, renegade, revolutionary, subversive, insurrectionist, left-winger, leftist, objector, reformer, revolter, rioter, secessionist, ultraist |
| Antonyms: | conservative, moderate |
| Main Entry: | rebel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who does not obey |
| Synonyms: | agitator, anarchist, antagonist, apostate, demagogue, deserter, dissenter, guerrilla, heretic, iconoclast, independent, individualist, innovator, insurgent, malcontent, mutineer, nihilist, nonconformist, opponent, recreant, renegade, resistance, revolutionary, traitor, turncoat, disectarian, experientialist, experimenter, frondeur, insurrectionary, overthrower, revolter, revolutionist, rioter, schismatic, secessionist, seditionist, separatist, subverter |
| Main Entry: | ringleader |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader |
| Synonyms: | agitator, boss, captain, chief, commander, general, head, instigator, mastermind, president, ruler, skipper, spokesperson, troublemaker, brains, chieftain, head honcho, inciter, orchestrator |
| Main Entry: | troublemaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who causes a problem |
| Synonyms: | agent provocateur, agitator, firebrand*, gremlin*, heel*, hellion, incendiary, instigator, loose cannon*, meddler, mischief-maker, nuisance, phony*, punk*, rabble-rouser*, rascal, recreant, smart aleck*, snake*, stormy petrel*, weasel*, bad actor, inciter, inflamer |
| Antonyms: | peacemaker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crusader |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reformer |
| Synonyms: | agitator, champion, progressive, radical, zealot, campaigner |
| Main Entry: | protester |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | demonstrator |
| Synonyms: | agitator, dissident, militant, radical, rebel, heckler, revolutionist |
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