instigant instep • instigate · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · instigant · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) someone who deliberately foments trouble. Synonyms: instigator, provoker, inciter, firebrand. Example: "She was the instigator of their quarrel." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · instigator · · Synonym 1 provoker · · Synonym 2 inciter · · Synonym 3 firebrand · · Synonym 4 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074