Synonyms for trigger
ˈtrɪg ərtrig·ger

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1. gun trigger, triggernoun

   lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

   Synonyms:
   induction, gun trigger, initiation

2. triggernoun

   a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen

   Synonyms:
   induction, gun trigger, initiation

3. trigger, induction, initiationverb

   an act that sets in motion some course of events

   Synonyms:
   elicitation, foundation, induction, evocation, introduction, generalization, creation, installation, generalisation, inductive reasoning, knowledgeability, institution, inductance, founding, gun trigger, initiation, instauration, knowledgeableness, origination, innovation

4. trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch offverb

   put in motion or move to act

   "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

   Synonyms:
   jaunt, trip out, start, incite, detonate, offset, get off, motivate, spark, trip up, propel, take off, explode, instigate, trigger off, move, part, trip, depart, set off, stumble, prompt, turn on, activate, spark off, touch off, blow up, bring out, travel, start out, sparkle, set forth, actuate, stir up, cancel, aerate, set out

5. triggerverb

   release or pull the trigger on

   "Trigger a gun"

   Synonyms:
   set off, touch off, actuate, trigger off, spark, trip, spark off, activate

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1. List of paraphrases for "trigger":

   activation, triggers, détente, unleash, detonator, elicitation, enabler, activate, spark, provoke, relaxation, cause, initiate, outbreak, stressor, ignite, threshold, elicit, induce, thresholds

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1. The Council spokesman:

   The notification of Article 50 is a formal act and has to be done by the British government to the European Council, it has to be done in an unequivocal manner with the explicit intent to trigger Article 50.

2. New Jersey:

   The act of anti-Latino, anti-immigrant hatred we witnessed this past weekend did not start with the hand that pulled the trigger, it did not begin when a single white supremacist got into his car to travel 10 hours to kill as many human beings as he could.

3. Officer Stephen Barone:

   If anybody wants to fight or run, I'm a little trigger happy, guys. I'm not gon na lie, and I get paid a ton of money in overtime, if I had to shoot somebody. Don't do anything stupid.

4. Mickey Mehta:

   Faith can move mountains and prayers trigger energy fountains.They both influence the Geo-magnetic forces and life manifests. Pray, energize, materialize, MickeyMize.

5. The NATO chief:

   Under the Washington Treaty, Article Five, an attack on one will be regarded as an attack on all, cyberattacks can trigger Article Five, but we have never gone into the position where we give a potential adversary the privilege of defining exactly when we trigger Article Five.