Provoked
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verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of
provoke
.
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adjective.
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
Word Usage
"But France⦠Even the word provoked opposing currents of excitement and dread."
Equivalent
angry
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
choked
cloaked
evoked
invoked
joked
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
aggravated
amplified
angry
annoyed
augmented
verb-stem
provoke