Antonyms for provoked

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pruh-vohk

Phonetic Transcription : prəˈvoʊk

unprovoked

Definition of provoked

Origin : late 14c., from Old French provoker, provochier (12c., Modern French provoquer) and directly from Latin provocare "call forth, challenge," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + vocare "to call" (see voice (n.)). Related: Provoked; provoking.

adj exasperated
adj maddened

Example sentences :

I was provoked, and I married in hopes of provoking the man I loved.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

We are apt to be fond of any body that will side with us, when oppressed or provoked.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

I had no more fear, as every one had gone too far and provoked me too much.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

But he was now determined not to be provoked by any thing I could say or look.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

He was resolved to be all condescension, if anew you had not provoked him.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Would to Heaven I had not provoked it by my second letter to my aunt Hervey!
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

It provoked us to such a degree that we could not get over it.
Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers

If only he could have provoked Israel to anger he might have had his will of him.
Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine

John Storm laughed, and that provoked her to towering indignation.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

She shook her head, but that only provoked him to fresh effort.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for provoked

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