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What is the adjective for instigators?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb instigate which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

instigative
  1. Tending to instigate.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. provocative, provoking, exciting, instigating, stimulating, inciting, edgy, piquing, charged, influential, inspirational, encouraging, intoxicating, stirring, rousing, motivating, uplifting, motivational, moving, energizing, exhilarating, affecting, persuasive, invigorating, striking, spirited, galvanizing, enlivening, animating, impelling, inspiriting, inspiring, emotional, arousing, stimulative, electrifying, affective, touching, meaningful, triggering, refreshing, awakening, envigorating, galvanising, energising, soul-stirring, thought-provoking, stimulant, intriguing, spurring … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The paper said such instigative acts are sending warning signals of an imminent explosion of the fragile situation in the region.”
      “In the future, we also want to be an instigative force within the Union in order to ensure that more in fact happens.”
      “Doha has also pledged to stop its direct and indirect support of instigative networks, whether based in Qatar or abroad.”
instigated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of instigate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. led, caused, brought on, brought about, gave rise to, produced, effected, created, engendered, generated, triggered, promoted, advanced, precipitated, prompted, contributed to, furthered, hastened, accelerated, initiated, provoked, quickened, occasioned, pushed forward, expedited, sped up, speeded up, induced, stirred up, sparked off, stimulated, helped, set off, added to, called forth, spurred, begat, begot, set in motion, put in motion, touched off, triggered off, drove, contributed, fomented, made happen, risked, aroused, elicited, brought to pass … more
instigating
  1. present participle of instigate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. exciting, provoking, inciting, riling, stirring up, fomenting, impassioning, inflaming, rallying, roiling, rousing, stirring, triggering, aggravating, agitating, animating, electrifying, firing up, goading, inspiring, arousing, enthusing, galvanizing, incensing, irking, priming, ruffling, stimulating, whipping up, baiting, charging, egging on, eliciting, encouraging, enlivening, grilling, kindling, piquing, pumping up, revving up, setting off, vexing, vivifying, winding up, working up, activating, angering, awakening, bringing about, bringing out … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Mac was like the proboscis of a mosquito, always getting under one's skin with his instigating comments and ill-timed remarks.”
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