noun
- something that provokes or stimulates action or response
Usage: formal
adjective
- serving to incite or stimulate
Usage: formal
Examples
- The inflammatory speech served as an incitant to the crowd’s anger.
- Economic hardship was the primary incitant for the social unrest.
- The teacher used praise as an incitant to encourage better performance.
- His incitant remarks sparked a heated debate among the committee members.
- The incitant nature of the advertisement drew criticism from parents.
- Researchers studied various incitant factors that trigger allergic reactions.