provocative
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
a provocative remark
Related & opposite
- exciting also see
- unprovocative antonym
- provoke derivation
- arouse derivation
- hassle derivation
- agitative similar to
- intriguing similar to
- charged similar to
- seditious similar to
- rousing similar to
Sense 2 adjective
exciting sexual desire
her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative
Related & opposite
- sexy similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | exciting |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | unprovocative |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | provoke |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | arouse |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hassle |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | agitative |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | intriguing |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | charged |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | seditious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | rousing |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sexy |