Synonyms and Antonyms of provoke (prə-vōk)

irritate arouse evoke aggravate motivate instigate foment stir galvanize peeve work up tempt annoy harass ire move ruffle tease hassle chevvy incite produce rouse excite stimulate prompt prod kindle stir-up whip-up make bring about anger burn enrage incense infuriate madden bug chafe disturb exasperate fret gall irk nettle put out rile vex egg on goad impel inflame inspire pique propel set off spur touch off trigger court invite hair-trigger incendiary inflammatory bait challenge displease exacerbate generate offend outrage perturb quicken start upset call-forth kick-up elicit enkindle fire raise harry chevy beset plague molest get prick insult chivy chivvy

please delight allay deter end halt prevent make happy stop

bother begin feelings pain cause seek engender stirred-up quell suppress stifle assuage spark

provoke ₁₆

poker ₁₁ pervo ₁₀ poove ₁₀ prove ₁₀

perk ₁₀ poke ₁₀ pork ₁₀ perv ₉ kore ₈ rook ₈ over ₇ rove ₇ poor ₆ pore ₆ repo ₆ rope ₆

kep ₉ kop ₉ kor ₇ oke ₇ rev ₆ voe ₆ ope ₅ per ₅ poo ₅ pro ₅ rep ₅ ore ₃ roe ₃ roo ₃

ok ₆ op ₄ pe ₄ po ₄ er ₂ oe ₂ or ₂ re ₂