Provoke
Provoke verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Thrust and provoke are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thrust" instead a verb "Provoke".
Nearby Words: provocation, provoking
Common collocations
| people | provoke people | thrust people |
| conflict | provoke conflict | thrust conflict |
| characters | provoke characters | thrust characters |
| target | provoke target | thrust target |
| Other words: enemy. | ||
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Thrust and Provoke. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/provoke/thrust
Provoke & Thrust. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/provoke/thrust>.
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