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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'provoke' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Synonyms: elevate, resurrect, force out, provoke, beset, send away, awake, levy, call forth, chivy, kick upstairs, give the sack, suggest, stimulate, lift, heighten, harry, upgrade, educe, dismiss, kick up, fire, leaven, chivvy, bring up, rouse, invoke, raise, wind up, recruit, inflame, chevvy, farm, extract, excite, grow, conjure, upraise, give the axe, prove, awaken, chevy, conjure up, conflagrate, molest, go off, displace, plague, wake, waken, turn on, enhance, give notice, terminate, fuel, arouse, wake up, can, sack, advance, perk up, stir, burn, burn down, put forward, sex, enkindle, evoke, rear, harass, draw out, set up, elicit, nurture, parent, energize, produce, erect, discharge, kindle, put up, promote, hassle, open fire, brace, energise, paint a picture, get up, call down, come alive

2. (verb) provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up
evoke or provoke to appear or occur
Synonyms: conjure, molest, extract, harry, suggest, kick up, beset, provoke, conjure up, hassle, bring up, chevy, chivy, invoke, paint a picture, stir, put forward, call down, harass, enkindle, arouse, call forth, evoke, kindle, educe, draw out, elicit, chevvy, chivvy, stimulate, plague, fire, raise

3. (verb) provoke, stimulate
provide the needed stimulus for
Synonyms: beset, kindle, excite, shake up, get, shake, chevvy, energize, perk up, harass, enkindle, hasten, stir, elicit, energise, chivy, make, fire, arouse, call forth, plague, cause, kick up, induce, raise, stimulate, provoke, have, harry, chivvy, brace, evoke, molest, chevy, rush, hassle

4. (verb) harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
annoy continually or chronically
Synonyms: stimulate, harry, kick up, beset, provoke, hassle, set upon, chevy, chivy, kindle, harass, arouse, enkindle, evoke, call forth, molest, elicit, incrust, encrust, chivvy, ravage, chevvy, plague, blight, fire, raise


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'provoke' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. provoke
One may be annoyed by the well-meaning awkwardness of a servant, irritated by a tight shoe or a thoughtless remark, vexed at some careless neglect or needless misfortune, wounded by the ingra
Synonyms: affront, aggravate, exasperate, offend, vex, annoy, insult, provoke, wound, displease, irritate, tease
Antonyms: conciliate, content, gratify, honor, please


'provoke' - Nearby Entries  

provocatively  provo  provoked  provoke  provoker  provoking  provokingly  



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