- Types Of Speech
- You can use provocative as a article or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Provocative
- A 4 syllables article and 11 letters with the letters a, c, e, i, o, p, r, t, and v, 6 consonants, 5 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letter c. Provocative starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters p, pr, pro, prov, provo, and the ending characters are e, ve, ive, tive, ative, ..
- Definition
- Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
- Origin/Roots
- Middle French
- Compound Words
- A compound word, provocative has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are pro, and vocative.
- School Grade
- Provocative is set as a sat word that starts with p, ends with e, 4 syllables, 5 vowels and 11 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Provocative in Pig Latin is said as "ovocativepray or ovocativeprway".
- Unigram
- p | r | o | v | o | c | a | t | i | v | e
- Bigram
- pr | ro | ov | vo | oc | ca | at | ti | iv | ve
- Trigram
- pro | rov | ovo | voc | oca | cat | ati | tiv | ive
- Quadrigram
- prov | rovo | ovoc | voca | ocat | cati | ativ | tive
- Word Gram
- Article Examples
- serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate;
stimulating discussion or exciting controversy;
"a provocative remark";
"a provocative smile";
"provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
- Adjective Satellite Examples
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acceptable | worthy of acceptance or satisfactory "acceptable levels of radiation" "performances varied from acceptable to excellent" |
| Activating | the activity of causing to have energy and be active |
| Activation | making active and effective (as a bomb) |
| Adorable | lovable especially in a childlike or naive way |
| Aggravating | making worse |
| Aggravative | |
| Agitating | causing or tending to cause anger or resentment "a provoking delay at the airport" |
| Agitative | causing or tending to cause anger or resentment "a provoking delay at the airport" |
| Agreeable | to your own liking or feelings or nature "Is the plan agreeable to you?" "he''s an agreeable fellow" "My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me"- Disraeli "an agreeable manner" |
| Alluring |
View all cognitive synonyms for Provocative
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Unprovocative | not provocative |
| Unprovoking | not provocative |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate stimulating discussion or exciting controversy "a provocative remark" "a provocative smile" "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope |
View English words with the unique letters used in provocative. Words With The Letters Aceioprtv
| Similar Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agitating | causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport" |
| Agitative | causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport" |
| Challenging | requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake" |
| Charged | of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge; "charged particles"; "a charged battery" |
| Incendiary | a bomb that is designed to start fires; are most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) |
| Incitive | arousing to action or rebellion |
| Inflammatory | characterized or caused by inflammation; "an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response" |
| Instigative | arousing to action or rebellion |
| Intriguing | capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds" |
| Provoking | causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport" |
Similar Words Of Provocative
| See Also | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exciting | creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip" |
Provocative Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With P
- Ends With E
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