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What is the adjective for provocative?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs provoke and provocate which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

provocative
  1. Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. instigative, stimulating, instigating, inciting, piquing, charged, edgy, exciting, influential, inspirational, intoxicating, intriguing, provoking, spurring, stimulant, encouraging, heady, interesting, stirring, inspiring, rousing, thought-provoking, exhilarating, gripping, challenging, invigorating, moving, electrifying, refreshing, arousing, thrilling, breathtaking, energizing, envigorating, hair-raising, lively, energising, bracing, enlivening, appealing, titillating, adrenalizing, spine-tingling, stimulative, animating, hectic, motivating, galvanizing, fascinating, restorative … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The channel airs provocative documentaries on leading social and political issues pertinent to the present day.”
      “Regrettably, the ambassador made provocative and offensive statements after this tragic incident, which caused a lot of tension on both sides.”
      “During the interwar period, there was little more provocative in the arts than a woman in command, celebrating the eroticism of the body.”
provokable
  1. That may be provoked.
provocatory
  1. provocative
provoked
  1. simple past tense and past participle of provoke
  2. Synonyms:
      3. led, caused, brought on, brought about, gave rise to, produced, effected, created, engendered, generated, triggered, promoted, advanced, precipitated, prompted, contributed to, furthered, hastened, accelerated, initiated, quickened, occasioned, pushed forward, expedited, sped up, speeded up, induced, stirred up, sparked off, stimulated, helped, set off, added to, called forth, spurred, instigated, begat, begot, set in motion, put in motion, touched off, triggered off, drove, contributed, fomented, made happen, risked, aroused, elicited, brought to pass … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The inference which I draw from these facts is that Douglas, angry and provoked by finding nails in the driveway and having his tires repeatedly punctured, retaliated against Gomez.”
provoking
  1. present participle of provoke
  2. Synonyms:
      3. getting, annoying, irritating, exasperating, angering, irking, vexing, inflaming, putting out, nettling, needling, incensing, infuriating, maddening, rubbing up the wrong way, aggravating, peeving, miffing, riling, getting to, hacking off, giving someone the hump, driving mad, driving crazy, driving nuts, making someone see red, winding up, agitating, bothering, bugging, narking, getting across, teeing off, perturbing, ticking off, displeasing, eating, grating, ruffling, burning up, chafing, disturbing, frustrating, enraging, galling, firing up, upsetting, getting in someone's hair, getting on someone's nerves, getting on someone's tits … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Such provoking statements leave the door open as to how we should regard a human being.”
      “We should move forward and ignore such provoking statements designed to besmirch our reputations.”
provocating
  1. present participle of provocate
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