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unprovoked
adjective as in gratuitous
adjective as in groundless
adjective as in unwarranted
adjective as in wanton
Example Sentences
That database only tracks "unprovoked" incidents – excluding those potentially encouraged by humans through activities such as spear fishing – but a fuller database of all recorded shark interactions in Australia is maintained by Taronga Conservation Society.
Louise Oakley, prosecuting, said the Crown's case was that the three girls had carried out "unprovoked violence" in their attack.
At the time of the incident, the Prison Officers Association said the staff sustained life-threatening injuries including burns, scalds and stab wounds in an "unprovoked" and "vicious" attack.
Sometimes, he said, the occupants will shout at him and other neighbors unprovoked.
"Derby County can confirm that Andre Wisdom has been the victim of an unprovoked assault and robbery," read a club statement, external two days later.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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