Provocative and Tantalising

Provocative

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

Tantalising and provocative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tantalising" instead an adjective "Provocative".

Tantalising

Tantalising adjective - Arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach.
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Synonyms for Tantalising

Provocative and tantalising are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Provocative" instead an adjective "Tantalising".

Nearby Words: tantalize, tantalise, tantalizing
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