Instigated
Whetted and instigated are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whetted" instead a verb "Instigated".
Whetted
Whetted adjective - Having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something.
Instigated and whetted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instigated" instead a verb "Whetted".
Nearby Words: whet, whetting
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- drove and instigated
- drove and whetted
- provoke and instigated
- provoke and whetted
- aroused and instigated
- aroused and whetted
- excited and instigated
- excited and whetted
- stimulated and instigated
- stimulated and whetted
- rouse and instigated
- rouse and whetted
- stimulate and instigated
- stimulate and whetted
Cite this Source
Whetted and Instigated. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instigated/whetted
Instigated & Whetted. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/instigated/whetted>.
Whetted or Instigated. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/instigated/whetted.
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