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. Menasha Police Chief Tim Styka:

   The shooter shot all four victims unprovoked and at close range.

2. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez:

   It's our belief that it was totally unprovoked, whatever it was, and we're leaving no stone unturned. We're going to leave every motive out there as a possibility.

3. Joseph Guastella:

   This was an unprovoked attack on a U.S. surveillance asset that had not violated Iranian airspace at any time during its mission, this attack is an attempt to disrupt our ability to monitor the area following recent threats to international shipping and free flow of commerce.

4. Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham:

   We were able to talk to multiple witnesses and we don't have anything to suggest that there was any type of confrontation between the two, it looks like it was an unprovoked attack.

5. John Minadakis:

   As small business owners, we felt compelled to defend our history and livelihood from this unprovoked attack, my father built this landmark with his bare hands. Our family was raised in this business, and literally grew up on the second floor of the building.