Thesaurus / provoke
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His remarks reportedly provoked laughter from some JOC Council members.
DO WOMEN TALK TOO MUCH IN MEETINGS? RESEARCH SAYS NO BUT THE TOKYO OLYMPICS CHIEF SAYS YESMICHELLE CHENGFEBRUARY 4, 2021QUARTZThe move, which effectively silences Parler, provoked ire from some conservatives.
AMAZON CEO JEFF BEZOS‘S SUCCESSOR WILL INHERIT HIS CHALLENGESJAY GREENE, CAT ZAKRZEWSKIFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAs Larissa MacFarquhar explored in her book “Strangers Drowning,” extreme do-gooders often provoke us.
THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS WORSE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. HERE’S WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU TRY.BY ELIZABETH WEILJANUARY 25, 2021PROPUBLICALike other experts, Donovan says the core problem with the social platforms lies in their algorithms that choose to amplify content according to the amount of “engagement” it provokes.
BIG TECH'S BUSINESS MODEL IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY. HERE'S HOW TO BUILD A FAIRER DIGITAL FUTUREBILLY PERRIGOJANUARY 22, 2021TIMEThe initial shot of the Moderna vaccine takes two weeks to provoke an immune response, and recipients get a booster 28 days later.
WHY TWO DOSES OF THE NEW COVID-19 VACCINES ARE BETTER THAT ONETARA SANTORADECEMBER 26, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEMost likely because false news has greater novelty value and provokes stronger reactions—especially disgust and surprise.
SOLVING THE SOCIAL DILEMMAKATIE MCLEANDECEMBER 18, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWThe question then becomes: why did he continually provoke Cibber, knowing the latter had such a story at hand?
A LETTER FROM MR. CIBBER TO MR. POPECOLLEY CIBBERShe did not wish to provoke him to anger, but to make him see things in a more cheerful light.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIEA people that continually provoke me to anger before my face, that immolate in gardens, and sacrifice upon bricks.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSHe displayed no ostentation in dress, or equipage, or manners, to provoke the desire in others to humble him.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTTWORDS RELATED TO PROVOKE
- acerbate
- affront
- aggravate
- agitate
- annoy
- antagonize
- arouse
- bait
- blow up
- boil
- boil over
- bristle
- burn
- burn up
- chafe
- craze
- cross
- displease
- egg on
- embitter
- enrage
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- excite
- fret
- gall
- get mad
- get on one's nerves
- goad
- incense
- inflame
- infuriate
- irritate
- lose one's temper
- madden
- make sore
- miff
- nettle
- offend
- outrage
- pique
- provoke
- raise hell
- rankle
- rant
- rave
- rile
- ruffle
- seethe
- steam up
- stew
- stir up
- tempt
- umbrage
- vex
- acerbating
- affronting
- aggravating
- agitating
- annoying
- antagonizing
- arousing
- baiting
- blowing up
- boiling
- boiling over
- bristling
- burning
- burning up
- chafing
- crazing
- crossing
- displeasing
- egg on
- embittering
- enraging
- exacerbating
- exasperating
- exciting
- fretting
- galling
- getting mad
- getting on one's nerves
- goading
- incensing
- inflaming
- infuriating
- irritating
- losing one's temper
- maddening
- making sore
- miffing
- nettling
- offending
- outraging
- piquing
- provoking
- raising hell
- rankling
- ranting
- raving
- riling
- ruffling
- seething
- steaming up
- stewing
- stirring up
- tempting
- umbraging
- vexing
- acerbates
- affronts
- aggravates
- agitates
- annoys
- antagonizes
- arouses
- baits
- blows up
- boils
- boils over
- bristles
- burns
- burns up
- chafes
- crazes
- crosses
- displeases
- egg on
- embitters
- enrages
- exacerbates
- exasperates
- excites
- frets
- galls
- gets mad
- gets on one's nerves
- goads
- incenses
- inflames
- infuriates
- irritates
- loses one's temper
- maddens
- makes sore
- miffs
- nettles
- offends
- outrages
- piques
- provokes
- raises hell
- rankles
- rants
- raves
- riles
- ruffles
- seethes
- steams up
- stews
- stirs up
- tempts
- umbrages
- vexes
- T-off
- abrade
- agitate
- ask for it
- badger
- be at
- be on the back of
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- bore
- bother
- break
- bug
- burn up
- chafe
- displease
- distress
- disturb
- egg on
- exasperate
- fire up
- gall
- get
- gnaw
- harass
- harry
- heat up
- henpeck
- hit where one lives
- irk
- madden
- make waves
- miff
- nag
- needle
- nettle
- nudge
- peeve
- perturb
- pester
- plague
- provoke
- push button
- ride
- rile
- ruffle
- tease
- tick off
- trouble
- turn off
- vex
- work on
- worry
- T-offs
- abrades
- agitates
- asks for it
- badgers
- bears
- bedevils
- beleaguers
- bothers
- breaks
- bugs
- burns up
- chafes
- displeases
- distresses
- disturbs
- egg on
- exasperates
- fires up
- galls
- gets
- gnaws
- harasses
- harries
- heats up
- henpecks
- hits where one lives
- irks
- is at
- is on the back of
- maddens
- makes waves
- miffs
- nags
- needles
- nettles
- nudges
- peeves
- perturbs
- pesters
- plagues
- provokes
- pushes button
- rides
- riles
- ruffles
- teases
- ticks off
- troubles
- turns off
- vexes
- works on
- worries
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