Instigation
Instigation noun - Something that arouses action or activity.
Usage example: the promise of windfall profits was all the instigation they needed to invest in the scheme
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Synonyms for Instigation
Occasion and instigation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Occasion" instead a noun "Instigation".
Occasion
Occasion noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.
Usage example: the missing money proved to be the occasion of much strife between the two brothers
Instigation and occasion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instigation" instead a noun "Occasion".
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Related pairs
- purpose and instigation
- purpose and occasion
- motive and instigation
- motive and occasion
- demand and instigation
- demand and occasion
- reason and instigation
- reason and occasion
- ground and instigation
- ground and occasion
- cause and instigation
- cause and occasion
- grounds and instigation
- grounds and occasion
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