1. something that provokes or stimulates action or response
Usage: formal

1. 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.