Check and Instigate

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Check verb - To be in agreement on every point.

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Instigate is an antonym for check.

Nearby Words: checked, checking, checkup, checker, checklist

Instigate verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.

Usage example: the medical breakthrough instigated a whole new field of therapy

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Check is an antonym for instigate.

time	check time	instigate time
damage	check damage	instigate damage

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Instigate and Check. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/instigate

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