Provoking and Taunting

Related words

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

Show all Definitions

Taunting and provoking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taunting" instead the word "Provoking" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: provoke, provoked, provocation

Taunting adjective - Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule.

Show all Definitions

Provoking and taunting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Provoking" instead the word "Taunting" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: taunt, taunted, tauntingly

His taunting of Lancer by saying that honor was for the dogs, which was his way of pressing Lancer's Berserk Button (the word "dog") and provoking him into using Gae Bolg's second ability so that he could deflect it with Rho Aias, was instead changed to him calling Rin a dog.

Source: Anime / Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]
Wounded Gazelle Gambit: Frank ends the teachers' strike by provoking the lobbyist who's the public face of the union to punch him, which he does by literally backing him into a wall and taunting him about having staged the brick attack.

Source: Series / House of Cards (US)

Cite this Source

Taunting and Provoking. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/provoking/taunting

Provoking & Taunting. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/provoking/taunting>.

Taunting or Provoking. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/provoking/taunting.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "provoking" and "taunting" have occurred on timeline