AGENTS PROVOCATEURS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

agents provocateurs

noun

plural of agent provocateur

as in radicals

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Noun

American Muslims for Palestine has repeatedly come under fire over leading members’ past ties to foreign terrorists, though the group denies supporting such radicals.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2026
Every House Democrat, in safe and competitive districts alike, will now answer to the radicals calling the shots.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 June 2026

Definition of radicals

Noun

The establishment’s theory of the case has always been that popular insurgents are too risky, too unpolished, too outside the lane.

— Tad Devine, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Fujimori, 51, is the daughter of late President Alberto Fujimori, who governed the country with an iron fist from 1990 to 2000 and was credited with defeating Maoist insurgents and taming runaway hyperinflation.

— Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026

Definition of insurgents

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More than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were systematically ‌massacred in the East African ⁠nation by Hutu extremists over roughly 100 days from April ⁠to July 1994.

— Reuters, NBC news, 1 July 2026
Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026

Definition of extremists

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This year’s milestone edition furthers that legacy by pairing foundational film voices with the next generation of artistic troublemakers.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
To help boost those numbers, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) recently released a brief PSA video advising on the best ways to locate and dispatch the ongoing troublemakers.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of troublemakers

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Veteran rave promoters envision Origin as a 1,000-capacity, Blade Runner–style warehouse with modular patio stages, offering daytime community events that transition into intimate Afro-house and hard-rave nights.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Gálvez promoters also want all Americans to see his army as a symbol of the promise of our multiracial democracy.

— Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

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