Synonyms for provoked
pro·voked

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1. aggravated, provokedadjective

   incited, especially deliberately, to anger

   "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child"

   Synonyms:
   aggravated

   Antonyms:
   unangry(p)

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1. List of paraphrases for "provoked":

   caused, aroused, triggered, led, induced, sparked, raised

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1. Liz Rosenberg:

   Energy and( Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) sanctions from April and May provoked a very powerful Iranian response and tipped this confrontation and tensions into a more military sphere. Now the pressure levers are military pressure levers, so the key parties in the escalation relationship are the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and The US military.

2. Nathaniel Dominy:

   You'd think that men would be incentivized to use the best dagger possible once their life is on the line, it provoked the question : did they differ in terms of their mechanical efficiency ?

3. Renee Ellmers:

   Donald Bryson, North Carolina state director for Americans for Prosperity, told FoxNews.com. Renee Ellmers support for a number of spending bills and subsidies have provoked conservative ire. Renee Ellmers also faces opposition from pro-life groups unhappy at Renee Ellmers after Renee Ellmers temporarily halted and forced changes last year to a House bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks Renee Ellmers said last week Renee Ellmers was not going to be controlled by special interest groups. I absolutely refuse to feel the pressure they put on other members to vote the way they want them to vote. I don't care about the scorecards that they keep.

4. Pamela Anderson:

   I've just signed with Next Modeling agency for commercials and appearances. That is funny. I've never felt pretty enough to be a model, i think I've provoked feelings with how I look. But not as a beauty but as a mischievous little rascal!

5. Nick Sandmann:

   I was not intentionally making faces at the protestor. I did smile at one point because I wanted him to know that I was not going to become angry, intimidated or be provoked into a larger confrontation.