Foment and Stir

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Foment

Foment verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.
Usage example: John Adams's wife, Abigail, told him that if women were not remembered by the new American government, they would “foment a Rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or Representation”
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Stir is a synonym for foment in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Stir" instead a verb "Foment".
Nearby Words: fomentation, fomenting

Stir

Stir verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Usage example: news coverage of the fire stirred many to send donations to a fund for the families who had lost their homes
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Foment is a synonym for stir in incite topic. Sometimes you can use "Foment" instead a verb "Stir".
Nearby Words: stirring, stirred

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chaos foment chaos stir chaos
distrust foment distrust stir distrust
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Stir and Foment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foment/stir
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