Words Like PROVOKE
We have put together a list of words that are similar to PROVOKE.
45 Alternative Words Similar to provoke
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Rekindle
Verb Hyponym
3 examples of provoke
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This man harasses his female co-workers
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raise a smile
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evoke sympathy
10 definitions of provoke
1
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, as a person, to action by a challenge, by taunts, or by defiance; to exasperate; to irritate; to offend intolerably; to cause to retaliate.
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To cause provocation or anger.
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To appeal. [A Latinism]
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annoy continually or chronically
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call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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provide the needed stimulus for
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evoke or provoke to appear or occur
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To incite to anger or resentment.
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To stir to action or feeling.
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To give rise to; evoke: provoke laughter.