provocation - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

Synonyms

• aggravation
• irritation
• provocation

More generic

• aggression

More specific

• aggro
• last straw
• taunt
• taunting
• twit

Noun

needed encouragement

Synonyms

• incitement
• provocation

More generic

• encouragement

More specific

• subornation

Noun

something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

Synonyms

• incitation
• incitement
• provocation

More generic

• mental energy
• psychic energy

More specific

• signal

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