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TRIGGERING Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word triggering. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For TRIGGERING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for triggering, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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