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Synonyms for provoke
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pruh-vohk |
| Phonetic Transcription : prəˈvoʊk |
Top 10 synonyms for provoke Other synonyms for the word provoke
- abet
- abrade
- affront
- animate
- annoy
- awaken
- begin
- bestir
- bother
- bring down
- bring on
- bring to one's feet
- bug
- build up
- call forth
- chafe
- challenge
- draw forth
- electrify
- enthuse
- exasperate
- excite
- exercise
- fire
- fire up
- fret
- gall
- get
- get on one's nerves
- get under one's skin
- give rise to
- grate
- hit where one lives
- incense
- incite
- induce
- inflame
- infuriate
- innervate
- innerve
- inspire
- instigate
- insult
- irk
- irritate
- kindle
- lead to
- madden
- make
- make blood boil
- make waves
- motivate
- move
- nag
- occasion
- offend
- perturb
- pique
- precipitate
- prime
- produce
- promote
- prompt
- put out
- quicken
- raise
- rally
- rile
- roil
- rouse
- roust
- ruffle
- set
- set on
- stir
- suscitate
- thrill
- titillate
- titivate
- try one's patience
- upset
- vex
- waken
- whet
- whip up
- work into lather
- work up
Définition of provoke
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.
- verb make angry
- verb start, evoke; stimulate
- All of them, at the same time, are afraid of Mr. Lovelace; yet not afraid to provoke him!
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The proper business of an ‘agent provocateur’ is to provoke.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- The worst of it was, I did not provoke him as much as I expected.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I told him I had hitherto spared him, but wished him not to provoke me further.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- Nay, says she, since you provoke me, I will mention one instance.
- Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding
- Ah, you provoke me with these refinements; you turn from a happiness you have but to demand.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- It was a dinner to provoke an appetite, though he had not had one.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Have a care, Jinkins, ere you provoke a desperate man to frenzy!
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Some of the inscriptions were so artless as to provoke a smile.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- But will you promise me, Phil, whatever she says—you won't let her provoke you this day.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
Antonyms for provoke
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