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Synonyms for provocative in English

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provocative:
- provocative; defiant; daring; ostentatious; provoking
- provocative

English

Detailed Synonyms for provocative in English

provocative:

provocative adj

provocative
provocative; defiant; daring; ostentatious; provoking
- provocative adj
- defiant adj
- daring adj
- ostentatious adj
- provoking adj
provocative

– serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy ¹
provocative
– serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy ¹
- provocative adj
  - a provocative remark¹
  - a provocative smile¹
  - provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance¹
provocative

– exciting sexual desire ¹
provocative
– exciting sexual desire ¹
- provocative adj
  - her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative¹

provocative

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- provocative

Related Words for "provocative":

provocativeness, provocatively

Alternate Synonyms for "provocative":

agitative; agitating; provoking; challenging; intriguing; charged; incendiary; incitive; inflammatory; instigative; rabble-rousing; seditious; rousing; exciting
sexy

Antonyms for "provocative":

unprovocative

Related Definitions for "provocative":

serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy¹
- a provocative remark¹
- a provocative smile¹
- provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance¹
exciting sexual desire¹
- her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative¹

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