😠Provoking

adjective
/prəˈvoʊkɪŋ/

Meaning

causing anger or strong reaction; irritating; stimulating

Example Sentences

His provoking comments made everyone angry.

Synonyms

irritating, annoying, aggravating, inciting

Antonyms

calming, soothing, peaceful, pacifying

Collocations

provoking behavior, provoking remarks, thought-provoking

More Example Sentences

The story was thought-provoking.

I like the film because it is thought-provoking.

This was a thought-provoking presentation and I am keen to discuss this further.

Related Vocabularies

The most perfect or typical example of something.
Designed for people to live in; relating to housing.
acting suddenly without careful thought
given or done in return; mutual; shared equally by both parties;
reluctant to give details or reveal feelings; shy or reserved
artificial or forced; not natural or spontaneous

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