Inciting and Provoking

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Inciting adjective - Serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction.

Usage example: a deliberately inciting comment questioning someone's manhood started the brawl

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Provoking and inciting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Provoking" instead an adjective "Inciting".

Nearby Words: incite, incitement, incited

Provoking adjective - Serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction.

Usage example: the host's provoking opinions are the reason why people tune in to his radio talk show in the first place

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Inciting and provoking are semantically related. You can use "Inciting" instead an adjective "Provoking".

Nearby Words: provoke, provoked, provocation

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