- as inincendiary
- as ininflammatory
- as ininteresting
- as inintoxicating
- as inintriguing
- as ininviting
- as injaunty
- as injuicy
- as inlively
- as inattractive
- as inpiquant
- as inprovocative
- as inprovocative
- as inpungent
- as inrisqué
- as inseductive
- as insexy
- as instimulating
- as insuggestive
- as insultry
- as inthought-provoking
- as intrying
- as incharming
- as ininveigling
- as inluring
- as inquickening
- as inreinvigorating
- as inrenewing
- as inrisque
- as inroborant
- as insensualistic
- as intaking
- as invitalizing
- as invivifying
- as indefiant
- as inentertaining
- as inexciting
- as inheady
Synonyms for pro vocative
- inflammatory
- provocative
- subversive
- treacherous
- dangerous
- demagogic
- dissentious
- malevolent
- rabble-rousing
- seditious
- wicked
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WORD ORIGIN
mid-15c., "eliciting," from Middle French provocatif (15c.) and directly from Late Latin provocativus "calling forth," from provocat-, past participle stem of Latin provocare (see provoke). Specifically of sexual desire from 1620s. Related: Provocatively; provocativeness. The earliest appearance of the word in English is as a noun meaning "an aphrodisiac" (early 15c.).
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