Provoke
Antonyms of PROVOKE
- placate, counter, hinder, frustrate, alleviate, tame, deter, hurt, prevent, lose, end, lull, mollify, ignore, obstruct, delight, gladden, weaken, assuage, compliment, curb, put out, soften, bridle, rein, disenchant, forbear, quiet, soothe, settle, hold, deaden, impede, stop, inhibit, constrain, please, honor, appease, discourage, regulate, gratify, demote, comfort, check, bore, depress, satisfy, calm, ruin, destroy, pacify, resist, help, make happy, halt, content, dishearten, aid, restrain, wait, dissuade, dull, fail.
Examples of usage:
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Then he tried being angry with her himself; he was sometimes unjust to her consciously and of a purpose, in order to provoke her into defending herself, and appealing against his unkindness. "Sylvia's Lovers -- Complete" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Moreover, they do not imply or provoke on the part of the ego any moral judgment properly so called. "Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History" by Auguste Sabatier
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And if, as they began to believe, he were a " medicine- wolf," an animal gifted with supernatural powers, then it was only inviting death to provoke him. "Dusty Star" by Olaf Baker
