Synonyms for unprovoked
un·pro·voked

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1. motiveless, unprovoked, wantonadjective

   occurring without motivation or provocation

   "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt

   Synonyms:
   promiscuous, loose, sluttish, motiveless, light, easy, wanton

   Antonyms:
   motivated

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1. List of paraphrases for "unprovoked":

   unjustified, unwarranted, gratuitous, groundless

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1. Merrick Garland:

   There is no hiding place for war criminals. Justice Department will pursue every avenue of accountability for those who commit war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine, working alongside our domestic and international partners, Justice Department will be relentless in our efforts to hold accountable every person complicit in the commission of war crimes, torture, and other grave violations during the unprovoked conflict in Ukraine.

2. Deputy Darren H. Goforth:

   Deputy Goforth was refueling his vehicle and returning to his car from inside the convenience store when, unprovoked, a man walked up behind him and literally shot him to death.

3. Kamala Harris:

   The effect will be immediate on Russia and we will continue as we have since the very beginning to work with our allies and our partners around the world, we are unified in our position on this and in our reaction to this unjustified, unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation.

4. Joe Biden:

   Putin's brutal and unprovoked war in Ukraine has further spotlighted the need to secure our critical supply chains so that our economy, our economic and our national security are not dependent on countries that don't share our values.

5. Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman:

   He was literally gunned down in what appears to be an unprovoked, execution-style killing, i have been in law enforcement for 45 years, I have never seen anything this cold-blooded.