Provocative synonyms

prə-vŏk'ə-tĭv

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alluring
Having the power to allure.
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arousing
That or who arouses or arouse.
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intriguing
Exciting interest or curiosity; fascinating
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interesting (related)
Exciting curiosity or attention; of interest
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stimulating (related)
Having a manner that stimulates.
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erotic
The definition of erotic is tending to arouse sexual feelings or desire.
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seductive
Tending to seduce, or lead astray; tempting; enticing
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unprovocative (antonym)
Not provocative or stimulating
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fascinating
Possessing the power to charm or allure; captivating.
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sexy
(Of a thing or concept) interesting, attractive or appealing.
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tantalizing
That tantalizes
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calming (antonym)
aggravating
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soothing (antonym)
Freeing from fear or anxiety.
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suppressive (antonym)
Tending or serving to suppress.
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repressive (antonym)
Causing or inclined to cause repression:
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unstimulating (antonym)
That does not stimulate
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modest (antonym)
Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value:
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blue
(Entertainment, informal) Pornographic or profane.
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off-color
Varying from the usual, standard, or required color
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racy
Piquant; pungent
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risqué
Bordering on indelicacy or impropriety
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salty
Suggestive of the sea or sailing life.
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scabrous
Rough with small points or knobs, like a file; scaly or scabby
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spicy
Having the flavor or aroma of spice; fragrant, aromatic, or pungent
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suggestive
Suggesting romance, sex, etc.
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decent (related)
Characterized by conformity to recognized standards of propriety or morality:
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thought-provoking (related)
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humorous (related)
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witty (related)
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subversive (related)
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thought-provoke (related)
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satirical (related)
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humourous (related)
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insightful (related)
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thoughtful (related)
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iconoclastic (related)
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polemical (related)
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provoking (related)
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Tatler
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unexciting (antonym)
Not exciting
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earthy
Of, consisting of, or resembling earth:
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perceptive (related)
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Provocative Sentence Examples

  • It looked cool and casual, but not provocative.

  • C. Fremont, - whose doings in California in the next two years were to be the main assets in a life-long reputation and an unsuccessful presidential campaign, - while engaged in a government surveying expedition, aroused the apprehensions of the Californian authorities by suspicious and very possibly intentionally provocative movements, and there was a show of military force by both parties.

  • On the one hand it was blamed as provocative, on the other as weak.

  • In the eyes of most men his martyrdom had put the king so much in the wrong that the obstinacy and provocative conduct which had brought it about passed out of memory.

  • The provocative actions of the French Convention, especially their setting aside of the rights of the Dutch over the estuary of the Scheldt, had brought the two nations to the brink of war, when the execution of Louis XVI.

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