Provoke
Provoke verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Test and provoke are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Test" instead a verb "Provoke".
Nearby Words: provocation, provoking
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Where this gets confusing is when the Bad Samaritan means no physical or emotional harm, but uses their "kindness" to provoke a "Leave Your Quest" Test to get the hero to leave the Big Bad alone.
Source: Bad Samaritan
Cite this Source
Test and Provoke. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/provoke/test
Provoke & Test. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/provoke/test>.
Test or Provoke. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/provoke/test.
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