Need another word that means the same as “triggers”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “triggers” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Triggers” are: activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger off, trip, gun trigger, induction, initiation
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “triggers” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| gun trigger | A pedal that controls the throttle valve. |
| induction | A means of proving a theorem by showing that if it is true of any particular case it is true of the next case in a series, and then showing that it is indeed true in one particular case. An induction course. |
| initiation | The action of beginning something. The initiation of criminal proceedings. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “triggers” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| activate | Make (substances) radioactive. A DNA repair enzyme that is activated by visible light. |
| actuate | Cause (someone) to act in a particular way; motivate. The pendulum actuates an electrical switch. |
| set off | Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc. |
| spark | Emit sparks of fire or electricity. The explosion sparked a fire. |
| spark off | Put in motion or move to act. |
| touch off | To extend as far as. |
| trigger off | Put in motion or move to act. |
| trip | Make a trip for pleasure. A name which trips off the tongue. |
| breech | Dress a boy in breeches after he had been in petticoats since birth. My second son was breech and my doctor recommended a planned C section. |
| bullet | Used in similes to refer to someone or something that moves very fast. Your record s bad but it s doubtful they ll give you the bullet. |
| cannon | Make a cannon. His shot cannoned off the crossbar. |
| cartridge | A light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required. He loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck. |
| firearm | A rifle, pistol, or other portable gun. He wore his firearm in a shoulder holster. |
| firing | The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy. The prolonged firing caused heavy losses. |
| fizz | The quality of being fizzy effervescence. Carbide lamps fizzed in the darkness. |
| foam | Become bubbly or frothy or foaming. Venus rising from the foam. |
| froth | Become bubbly or frothy or foaming. The angry man was frothing at the mouth. |
| furor | An interest followed with exaggerated zeal. |
| glimmer | A flash of light (especially reflected light. He saw a faint glimmer of light from her window. |
| glint | (of a person’s eyes) shine with a particular emotion. Her glasses glinted in the firelight. |
| gun | Used as a nickname for a ship s gunnery officer. The boom of the one o clock gun echoed across the river. |
| ignition | The mechanism for bringing about ignition in an internal combustion engine typically activated by a key or switch. She turned off the ignition. |
| mechanism | (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes. A mechanism of social control. |
| musket | An infantryman’s light gun with a long barrel, typically smooth-bored and fired from the shoulder. A volley of musket fire. |
| pistol | Shoot someone with a pistol. When we first met he was a pistol full of ideals and a natural leader. |
| pull | The act of pulling applying force to move something toward or with you. Pull your knees towards your chin. |
| pyrotechnics | The craft of making fireworks. He thrilled his audience with vocal pyrotechnics. |
| rekindle | Arouse again. Rekindle hopes. |
| rifle | A shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore. There are four basic ways to rifle a gun barrel. |
| shoot | Shoot game over an estate or other area of countryside. Shoot a goal. |
| shooting | The sport or pastime of shooting with a gun. The shooting of a music video. |
| shot | A ball of stone or metal used as a missile shot from a large gun or cannon. They have fired the opening shot in what s expected to be a savage price war. |
| shotgun | Shoot at or kill with a shotgun. A group of us shotgunned beers. |
| spark | Emit sparks of fire or electricity. A log fire was sending sparks on to the rug. |
| sparkle | Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance. Her earrings sparkled as she turned her head. |
| start | Play in the starting lineup. He got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital. |
| tinder | Material for starting a fire. They slashed down the undergrowth for tinder. |
| twinkle | Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner. There s a perpetual twinkle in his eyes. |
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