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Causing or eliciting a strong or passionate reaction

Causing anger, offense, or a strong negative reaction

Tending to, or intended to, arouse lustful desire or interest

Suggestive of sexual impropriety

Rebellious in nature

Expressing or intending to promote a controversial point of view

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

Aggressively or blatantly confrontational

Exerting power over the minds or behavior of others

Meriting deep reflection

Intended to provoke someone in an insulting or contemptuous manner

Having a high concentration of an active ingredient

Characterized by the use of wit, especially to offend

Confronting or thought-provoking in nature

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Adjective

Causing or eliciting a strong or passionate reaction

invigorating^US

thought-provoking

envigorating^UK

emotion-charged

giving one food for thought

out of this world

edge-of-the-seat

adrenaline-charged

revitalizing^US

revitalising^UK

causing excitement

containing alcohol

adrenaline-fueled

never to be forgotten

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“The channel airs provocative documentaries on leading social and political issues pertinent to the present day.”

Adjective

Causing anger, offense, or a strong negative reaction

confrontational

insurrectionary

insurrectionist

causing trouble

like a red rag to a bull

destabilizing^US

destabilising^UK

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“Regrettably, the ambassador made provocative and offensive statements after this tragic incident, which caused a lot of tension on both sides.”

Adjective

Tending to, or intended to, arouse lustful desire or interest

sexually arousing

sexually exciting

sexually attractive

thought-provoking

attention-grabbing

easy on the eye

as pretty as a picture

very interesting

pulchritudinous

out of this world

drawing attention

sexually explicit

well-proportioned

sexually stimulating

picture-perfect

drop-dead gorgeous

envigorating^UK

out of the ordinary

invigorating^US

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“During the interwar period, there was little more provocative in the arts than a woman in command, celebrating the eroticism of the body.”

Adjective

Suggestive of sexual impropriety

near the knuckle

sexually suggestive

sexually explicit

low-down and dirty

unsophisticated

close to the bone

sexually exciting

sexually arousing

sexually stimulating

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Adjective

Rebellious in nature

confrontational

ready for a fight

spoiling for a fight

insurrectionary

insurrectionist

undisciplinable

attention-seeking

stubborn as a mule

ill-disciplined

unaccommodating

obstinately disobedient

full of mischief

self-opinionated

unfavourable^UK

individualistic

as stubborn as a mule

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

without law and order

lacking self-control

socially impaired

have a bone to pick

having a chip on one's shoulder

itching to fight

like a loose cannon

raising the roof

have chip on shoulder

unenthusiastic about

dead set against

disinclined to accept

reluctant to accept

unwilling to accept

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

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Adjective

Expressing or intending to promote a controversial point of view

open to question

open to discussion

under discussion

yet to be decided

subject to debate

unsubstantiated

far from certain

open to suspicion

under advisement

under examination

not yet established

a controversial subject

a matter of opinion

bone of contention

on the back burner

betwixt and between

up for discussion

between sixes and sevens

between rock and hard place

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Adjective

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

beyond the pale

uncomplimentary

unfavourable^UK

dishonouring^UK

scandalmongering

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Adjective

Aggressively or blatantly confrontational

pulling no punches

not backward in coming forward

entrepreneurial

full of oneself

pressurizing^US

pressurising^UK

not taking no for an answer

bound and determined

intensely competitive

stop at nothing

having killer instinct

fiercely competitive

believing in oneself

self-respecting

full of determination

sure of oneself

sure of yourself

like a ball of fire

desiring success

upwardly mobile

highly motivated

as tough as old boots

tough as old boots

self-sufficient

of preconceived ideas

self-opinionated

filled with aplomb

keen as mustard

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Adjective

Exerting power over the minds or behavior of others

thought-provoking

invigorating^US

incontrovertible

envigorating^UK

of considerable importance

not to be ignored

to be reckoned with

well-established

a hard nut to crack

coming on strong

emotion-charged

carrying conviction

not taking no for an answer

out of this world

well thought out

holding together

well-thought-out

thought through

well-structured

with both feet on the ground

got it together

able to hold water

within the bounds of possibility

straight-talking

strongly worded

no holds barred

pulling no punches

not beating about the bush

straight from the shoulder

highly coloured

well delineated

beyond question

leaving nothing to the imagination

one hundred per cent

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Adjective

Meriting deep reflection

Adjective

Intended to provoke someone in an insulting or contemptuous manner

tongue-in-cheek

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Adjective

Having a high concentration of an active ingredient

full of flavour

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Adjective

Characterized by the use of wit, especially to offend

extremely critical

tongue-in-cheek

evil-intentioned

uncomplimentary

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Adjective

Confronting or thought-provoking in nature

thought-provoking

confrontational

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