PROVOKEMENT Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word provokement. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PROVOKEMENT
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challenge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a demanding or stimulating situation • a call to engage in a contest or fight • questioning a statement and demanding an explanation • a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror • a demand by a sentry for a password or identification verb • take exception to • issue a challenge to • ask for identification • raise a formal objection in a court of law | ||||||||
goad | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion • a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something verb • give heart or courage to • urge with or as if with a goad • stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick • annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism | ||||||||
incentive | nounn | |||||||
noun • a positive motivational influence • an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output | ||||||||
incitement | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating • needed encouragement • something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action • the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion | ||||||||
instigation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the verbal act of urging on • deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) | ||||||||
provocation | nounn | |||||||
noun • unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment • something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action • needed encouragement | ||||||||
spur | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something • any sharply pointed projection • tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers • a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward • a railway line connected to a trunk line verb • incite or stimulate • give heart or courage to • strike with a spur • goad with spurs • equip with spurs | ||||||||
stimulus | nounn | |||||||
noun • any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action |