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Firebrand

A piece of burning wood.

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Broader term 3

Firewood 76% connected

Wood for fuel.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Mischief-maker 76% connected

One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Troubler 76% connected

One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as, a troubler of the peace.

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Ringleader 76% connected

The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals.

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Provoke 74% connected

To call forth; to call into being or action; esp., to incense to action, a faculty or passion, as love, hate, or ambition; hence, commonly, to incite…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Provoke 74% connected

To call forth; to call into being or action; esp., to incense to action, a faculty or passion, as love, hate, or ambition; hence, commonly, to incite…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Brand 92% connected

A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Inciter 92% connected

One who, or that which, incites.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Instigator 92% connected

One who instigates or incites.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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