Feeling and Provocation

Feeling

Feeling noun - A subjective response to a person, thing, or situation.

Show all Definitions

Provocation and feeling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Provocation" instead a noun "Feeling".

Nearby Words: feel, feelingly, feeler, feeing

Provocation noun - Something that arouses a strong response from another.

Show all Definitions

Feeling and provocation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Feeling" instead a noun "Provocation".

clear	clear feeling	clear provocation
particular	particular feeling	particular provocation
usual	usual feeling	usual provocation
true	true feeling	true provocation
Other adjectives: genuine, real, constant, severe, little, worst.

This leaves some people with the worrying feeling that, given enough provocation, he might reconsider.

Source: Badass Pacifist
Tender Tears: Adèle wears her heart on her sleeve and is very passionate which makes her very emotional and cries at the slightest provocation whenever she's moved or feeling that she's being inauthentic.

Source: Film / Blue Is the Warmest Color

Cite this Source

Provocation and Feeling. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/feeling/provocation

Feeling & Provocation. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/feeling/provocation>.

Provocation or Feeling. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/feeling/provocation.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "feeling" and "provocation" have occurred on timeline