Synonyms of incense

110 similar words

Another word for incense is provoke. Other synonyms of incense are outrage, infuriate, rile, get and antagonize.

Synonyms and similar words for incense

inflameTo cause (someone, or their heart, mind, etc.) to feel strong desire or other feelings; to excite (someone) to great...
aflame
alight
conflagrate
fire
fire up
ignite
enkindleTo kindle; to arouse or evoke.
light
light up
set ablaze
set afireSynonym of set on fire.
set aflame
set alight
set fire
set on fire
torch

affront
aggravate
anger
antagonizeTo work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
awrathAnger; enrage.
burn upTo anger; to annoy.
cheese off slangTo annoy.
cross
embitter
envenom
gall
get
get to
honk offTo annoy.
infuriateTo make furious or mad with anger; to fill with fury.
madden
make angry
nark Australia, UK
offend
outrageTo inspire feelings of outrage in.
provokeTo cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
put out
rankle
rileTo make angry.
piss offTo annoy, anger.
roil
set offTo put into an angry mood; to start (a person) ranting or sulking, etc.
steam
tick off
get one's back up
get someone's dander upTo anger or annoy someone.
get someone's goatTo annoy or infuriate someone.
get someone's Irish upTo anger or annoy someone.
make someone see red
make someone's blood boilTo cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling...
put someone's back upSynonym of get someone's back up: to annoy someone.
raise someone's hacklesTo annoy or anger someone.
raise someone's shagTo anger or annoy someone.
rattle someone's cage
rub the wrong way
ruffle some feathersTo cause a disturbance; to arouse resentment, anger, or concern.
set up someone's birse ScotlandTo make someone angry.

actuate
goose
fuel
light a fire underTo motivate or encourage (someone) to start sooner or move faster.
send
sting
bring about
draw
drive
encourage
egg onTo encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
engender
evoke
excite
foment
goad
impel
incite
induce
instigate
invoke
lash
motiveTo prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
motivate
obligate
oblige
push
promote
prompt
rouseTo provoke (someone) to react (for example, in anger or annoyance); to spur; also, to annoy, to tease.
spark offTo initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.
spur
spur onTo spur or urge (someone) to do something.
stimulate
stir
stir up
stoke figuratively
tempt
urge
whip up
abet obsolete
cheer obsolete
grill Scotland, USTo make angry; provoke; offend, incite.
move obsolete
whet obsolete

muskTo perfume with musk.
censeTo perfume with incense.
aromatize
odorizeTo add an odorant to (especially a gas, so that leaks can be more easily detected).
scent

noun Biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons.
noun The fragrant smoke released by burning incense (sense 1).
noun Homage; adulation.

What is another word for incense?: Incense has 110 synonyms on Word.ws, such as provoke, outrage, infuriate, rile, get and antagonize.
What does incense mean?: Incense means biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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