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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

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

Suggestive of sexual impropriety

Causing great wonder or astonishment

Rebellious in nature

Expressing or intending to promote a controversial point of view

Aggressively or blatantly confrontational

Exerting power over the minds or behavior of others

Intended to provoke someone in an insulting or contemptuous manner

Having a high concentration of an active ingredient

Characterized by the use of wit or sarcasm to offend

Confronting or thought-provoking in nature

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Adjective

Causing or eliciting a strong or passionate reaction

thought-provoking

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

character-building

emotion-charged

giving one food for thought

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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

easy on the eye

as pretty as a picture

pulchritudinous

drop-dead gorgeous

picture-perfect

drawing attention

out of this world

very interesting

sexually stimulating

physically attractive

easy on the eyes

aesthetically appealing

physically gratifying

aesthetically pleasing

sexually mature

looking like a million bucks

extremely attractive

camera-friendly

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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

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

beyond the pale

uncomplimentary

politically incorrect

on your high horse

high and mighty

full of contempt

unfavourable^UK

dishonouring^UK

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Adjective

Suggestive of sexual impropriety

near the knuckle

sexually suggestive

sexually explicit

close to the bone

low-down and dirty

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Adjective

Causing great wonder or astonishment

attention-grabbing

thought-provoking

out of the ordinary

very interesting

envigorating^UK

invigorating^US

difficult to believe

out of this world

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

too good to be true

out-of-this-world

state-of-the-art

like a dream come true

surpassing belief

never to be forgotten

beyond one's wildest dreams

beyond the realm of reason

beggaring description

beyond description

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Adjective

Rebellious in nature

confrontational

ready for a fight

spoiling for a fight

unaccommodating

undisciplinable

ill-humoured^UK

obstinately disobedient

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

on a short fuse

attention-seeking

insurrectionary

insurrectionist

ill-disciplined

stubborn as a mule

socially impaired

difficult to handle

causing trouble

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

individualistic

passive-aggressive

unfavourable^UK

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

beyond the pale

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Adjective

Expressing or intending to promote a controversial point of view

open to discussion

open to question

under discussion

yet to be decided

on the back burner

up for discussion

far from certain

open for discussion

yet to be settled

not yet settled

under advisement

under examination

subject to debate

betwixt and between

not yet established

bone of contention

a matter of opinion

between rock and hard place

a controversial subject

between sixes and sevens

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Adjective

Aggressively or blatantly confrontational

full of oneself

entrepreneurial

not taking no for an answer

having killer instinct

bound and determined

intensely competitive

stop at nothing

fiercely competitive

full of determination

keen as mustard

like a ball of fire

desiring success

upwardly mobile

highly motivated

spoiling for a fight

ready for action

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

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Adjective

Exerting power over the minds or behavior of others

incontrovertible

coming on strong

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Adjective

Intended to provoke someone in an insulting or contemptuous manner

uncomplimentary

high and mighty

on your high horse

full of contempt

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Adjective

Having a high concentration of an active ingredient

full of flavour

highly-flavoured

highly flavored

industrial-strength

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Adjective

Characterized by the use of wit or sarcasm to offend

extremely critical

tongue-in-cheek

rubbing the wrong way

passive-aggressive

uncomplimentary

evil-intentioned

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Adjective

Confronting or thought-provoking in nature

thought-provoking

confrontational

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