Offensive
Provoking
Provoking adjective - Serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction.
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Synonyms for Provoking
Offensive and provoking are semantically related in annoying topic. Sometimes you can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Provoking".
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One ship participating in it ruthlessly destroys two passenger liners attmpting to escape, killing over ten thousand civilians, and provoking Sheridan into going on the offensive.
Source: Naval Blockade
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Provoking and Offensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/offensive/provoking
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