TRIGGERING Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word triggering. (close relations)
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| provoking | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing or tending to cause anger or resentment | ||||||
| stimulating | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • rousing or quickening activity or the senses adjective satellite • that stimulates • making lively and cheerful | ||||||
| inciting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • give an incentive for action • provoke or stir up • urge on; cause to act | ||||||
| instigating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • provoke or stir up • serve as the inciting cause of | ||||||
| activate | verbv | |||||
verb • put in motion or move to act • make active or more active • make more adsorptive • aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter • make (substances) radioactive | ||||||
| actuate | verbv | |||||
verb • put in motion or move to act • give an incentive for action | ||||||
| detonate | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to burst with a violent release of energy • burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction | ||||||
| fire | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the event of something burning (often destructive) • the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke • a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile • feelings of great warmth and intensity • fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking • a severe trial • intense adverse criticism verb • start firing a weapon • cause to go off • bake in a kiln so as to harden • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • go off or discharge • drive out or away by or as if by fire • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • destroy by fire • provide with fuel • generate an electrical impulse • become ignited • start or maintain a fire in | ||||||
| induction | nounn | |||||
noun • a formal entry into an organization or position or office • an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current • reasoning from detailed facts to general principles • stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors • the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) • an act that sets in motion some course of events | ||||||
| initiate | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • someone new to a field or activity • someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field • people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity verb • bring into being • take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of • accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite • bring up a topic for discussion • set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for | ||||||
| initiation | nounn | |||||
noun • a formal entry into an organization or position or office • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new • wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge • an act that sets in motion some course of events | ||||||
| spark | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a momentary flash of light • Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) • merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance • electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field • a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger • a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction verb • put in motion or move to act • emit or produce sparks | ||||||
| trip | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a journey for some purpose (usually including the return) • a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs • an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall • an exciting or stimulating experience • a catch mechanism that acts as a switch • a light or nimble tread • an unintentional but embarrassing blunder verb • miss a step and fall or nearly fall • cause to stumble • make a trip for pleasure • put in motion or move to act • get high, stoned, or drugged | ||||||
| gun trigger | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun | ||||||
| set off | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • put in motion or move to act • depart for someplace • direct attention to, as if by means of contrast • cause to burst with a violent release of energy • make up for • set in motion or cause to begin • provoke or stir up | ||||||
| spark off | verbv | |||||
verb • put in motion or move to act | ||||||
| touch off | verbv | |||||
verb • put in motion or move to act | ||||||
| trigger off | verbv | |||||
verb • put in motion or move to act | ||||||