Words and phrases that have a meaning related to provoke: (202 results)
Often used in the same context:
incite, instigate, arouse, inflame, foment, elicit, engender, ignite, frighten, stoke, evoke, enrage, spark, heighten, forestall, unsettle, polarize, rile, precipitate, trigger, destabilize, prompt, aggravate, quell, offend, ensue, induce, distract, reignite, rouse, stir, galvanize, infuriate, stifle, exacerbate, erupt, goad, suppress, unnerve, escalate, undermine, spur, dampen, preempt, embarrass, irritate, defuse, excite, embroil, inflict, inspire, terrify, cause, alienate, backfire, intensify, demoralize, avert, paralyze, titillate, startle, antagonize, disturb, deter, embitter, unleash, intimidate, restrain, embolden, belittle, presage, allay, derail, discourage, foreshadow, complicate, tamp down, marginalize, dissuade, squelch, diffuse, catalyze, displease, repulse, disrupt, rekindle, deepen, mollify, enkindle, nauseate, retaliate, generate, amuse, assuage, overshadow, deflect, reawaken, annoy, appal, evince, tempt, discomfit, bohemian, fraught, guessing, ink, norse, ...., accommodation, advanced, advertisement, advertising, aeneas, ane, answering, anybody, anything, archer, arithmetic, asking, assurance, attacking
More specific:
agitate, ask for, discompose, disconcert, draw, entice, fire up, heat, hurt, infatuate, injure, interest, invite, jog, lure, needle, nettle, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, pick, representation, shame, spite, stir up, sweep over, untune, upset, whelm, wound
Appears in the definition of:
antagonise, antagonize, dislikable, entice, gag, goad, incite, instigate, jape, jest, joke, laugh, lure, needle, pick, provocative, set off, spook, stir up, tempt, work
Synonyms:
Also try:beset, call forth, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, fire, harass, harry, hassle, kick up, kindle, molest, plague, raise, stimulate
— Adjectives for provoke: good, bad, bold, first, less
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