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What is another word for
provoke
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To deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry
To bring about
To stimulate or incite (someone) to do or feel something, especially by arousing anger in them
To speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse
To hold or engage the attention of
To make worse or more severe
To make happen or bring about
To defy or challenge someone to do something
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Verb
▲
To deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry
annoy
anger
infuriate
irritate
enrage
incense
madden
exasperate
gall
pique
insult
irk
offend
vex
affront
aggravate
hassle
bother
exacerbate
rile
upset
agitate
nettle
ruffle
harass
bug
get
harry
molest
nark
needle
peeve
perturb
plague
taunt
tease
torment
chafe
miff
grate
incite
niggle
rankle
ride
roil
bait
fret
gravel
grill
nag
abrade
start
get to
get on one's nerves
get on your nerves
get under your skin
get your back up
hack off
send into a rage
make angry
rub up the wrong way
try your patience
work into lather
give someone the hump
make your blood boil
put your back up
stir up
wind up
get a rise out of
get in your hair
rub the wrong way
set off
set on
take a rise out of
get across someone
make waves
put out
hit where one lives
raise your hackles
displease
disturb
tick off
antagonize
US
persecute
pester
burn up
rasp
antagonise
UK
drive up the wall
inflame
eat
trouble
spite
outrage
get across
worry
frost
gripe
goad
distress
make someone see red
itch
drive crazy
drive mad
hump
rattle
rark
tee off
badger
discompose
hack you off
disgruntle
get at
get your goat
bum out
bedevil
disquiet
hound
frustrate
unsettle
give a hard time
disconcert
drive to distraction
ire
mad
fluster
drive round the bend
make somebody's hackles rise
disgust
dismay
enflame
steam up
give someone the pip
be on your back
unnerve
get on your wick
hurt
excite
perplex
rankle with
flurry
drive round the twist
get up someone's nose
ruffle one's feathers
heckle
concern
grate on
afflict
pain
make cross
unhinge
get your dander up
distemper
frazzle
distract
burn
put someone's nose out of joint
chivvy
give someone grief
discomfort
discomfit
fuss
try
arouse
gnaw
confuse
T-off
work up
rattle someone's cage
aggrieve
alarm
devil
dog
egg on
empurple
hector
mither
sting
embitter
ail
mortify
rouse
exercise
pick on
fire up
wound
turn off
get your hackles up
faze
bully
drive bananas
freak out
weird out
be at
beset
embarrass
discombobulate
get someone
drive you up the wall
umbrage
hagride
scandalize
US
dissatisfy
derail
nudge
rattle one's cage
beleaguer
be offensive
jar on
scandalise
UK
cheese off
shock
work on
prick
cause offense
breathe down someone's neck
rub you up the wrong way
eat away at
alarum
be on the back of
undo
rag
craze
chagrin
haze
cross
heavy
pursue
acerbate
bewilder
chivy
browbeat
hack
disoblige
prod
henpeck
discountenance
torture
jar
incommode
depress
make you see red
keep on at
keep after
whip up
wear on
bend someone's ear
make anxious
give offence to
slight
rib
sour
inconvenience
affect
chaff
discommode
besiege
bite
intimidate
revolt
tantalize
US
disrespect
diss
throw
horrify
repel
injure
importune
dis
floor
tantalise
UK
stir
zing
brown off
raise hell
bore
be a thorn in someone's flesh
scold
bum
berate
stimulate
appal
UK
confound
criticize
US
sicken
nauseate
jangle
spook
criticise
UK
preoccupy
upbraid
troll
oppress
intrude upon
put down
be a pain in the neck
give a bad time
ask for it
shake up
be a thorn in someone's side
go on at
eat at
appall
US
dishearten
carp at
peck at
put off
cut to the quick
stick in one's craw
set one's teeth on edge
pick at
gnaw at
get on the wrong side of
be an affront to
try the patience of
mess with
make uneasy
drive nuts
derange
get someone's wick
bristle
haunt
rattle someone's chain
titillate
make you angry
steam
boil
guy
fester
mock
break
make see red
blow up
wig
ridicule
push one's buttons
stress
harm
run up the wrong way
make sore
lose one's temper
rile up
snit
pet
tiff
huff
stew
drive insane
chide
strain
test
gibe
disappoint
discontent
hang up
get even
push button
heat up
disaffect
tangle
upset the applecart
lash
slap
cause annoyance to
cause resentment to
cavil
drive you crazy
get on someone
stroke someone's hair the wrong way
dun
mess
razz
attack
misplease
insist
remind
put
make an enemy of somebody
noodge
bullyrag
obsess
possess
shatter
be like a red rag to a bull
tire
hurry
curse
despair
bustle
flutter
abuse
confront
dispraise
slander
drive you to distraction
make livid
burden
hit a sour note
hustle
curdle
push someon's buttons
quicken
cause disquiet to
agonize
US
anguish
snub
drive you round the twist
drive you round the bend
resent
take the mickey
irritate greatly
arouse hostility in
put on edge
set on edge
get on
grieve
nag at
victimize
US
slur
humiliate
eat up
drive you off your head
agonise
UK
occupy
play dirty
get on the nerves of
take the piss out of
dump on
stress out
be a pest
drive you out of your mind
drive out of mind
make somebody's blood boil
jerk around
weary
throw off
psych out
get in the hair of
wrong
punish
give a zinger
give the cold shoulder
yap at
scratch around
rag on
victimise
UK
search high heaven
scare
be on one's case
make trouble
flummox
pother
puzzle
interrupt
cause offence to
boil over
make indignant
cause offense to
be a nuisance to
give offence
be disagreeable
tread on someone's toes
impede
hinder
make someone fed up
be a pest to
play cat and mouse
rub salt in wound
put through wringer
prey on your mind
occupy thoughts
do someone's head in
make someone scratch their head
lie heavy on
fuddle
hurt somebody's feelings
cow
incite trouble
stir the pot
have had enough
become bored
make discontented
grate at
exhaust someone's patience
lose patience
stump
disrupt
wear
egg
urge
impose on
disparage
psych
throw off balance
get on someone's case
reproach
revile
domineer
make nervous
put someone off their stroke
move
put into a flap
throw into a tizz
cause someone to lose their composure
ferment
throw into tizzy
harp on at
override
tyrannize
US
push
grip
find fault
find fault with
moan at
grumble at
bust someone's balls
moan on at
bust chops
take it out on
get on someone's back
keep complaining to
dominate
tyrannise
UK
enslave
cause anxiety to
push buttons
turn on
make flip
bug up
mix up
tyrannize over
be autocratic
stun
stagger
traumatize
US
astound
jolt
rock
astonish
shake
amaze
surprise
startle
dumbfound
daze
stupefy
paralyse
UK
dumfound
flabbergast
overwhelm
overcome
abash
traumatise
UK
paralyze
US
numb
devastate
thunderstrike
awe
electrify
bowl over
take aback
knock out
take the wind out of your sails
completely surprise
give a turn
throw a curve
make someone's blood run cold
raise someone's eyebrows
set someone back on their heels
gross out
knock for six
shake out of your complacency
hit like ton of bricks
frighten
nonplus
panic
daunt
terrify
terrorize
US
terrorise
UK
discourage
demoralize
US
affright
demoralise
UK
sadden
rack
fright
scarify
weigh down
make uncomfortable
put the wind up
baffle
addle
harrow
deter
put out of countenance
put someone off their stride
dispirit
scare to death
disarrange
chill
muddle
petrify
unbalance
mystify
catch off balance
strike terror into
disorder
scare away
throw into a tizzy
curdle the blood
scare the bejesus out of
make teeth chatter
destabilize
US
make one's hair stand on end
make one's blood run cold
weigh on
unman
disorient
deject
fear
sweat
make fretful
flip
tear
indispose
foul up
disburb
stiff
make a scene
destabilise
UK
fidget
cause anxiety
let down
consternate
flip out
cause to be at a stand
crush
knock sideways
be agitated
stop someone in their tracks
chill to the bone
cause anguish to
pull the rug from under
scare off
scare stiff
pull the rug out from under
make self-conscious
cause concern to
cause discomfort to
make wretched
scare the living daylights out of
freeze your blood
get the wind up
be a great weight on
make miserable
throw into a fright
spring on
weigh heavily on one's mind
make someone jump out of their skin
weigh heavily on
mess with someone's head
wring
heat
unquiet
make restless
frenzy
overawe
buffalo
bamboozle
befuddle
uncalm
dement
subdue
bulldoze
disorganize
tear away at
silly
disarray
dizzy
tax
shame
grind
turn
incapacitate
cramp
debilitate
unstring
send into a spin
blind
be rude to
disorientate
freak
wear out
balk
US
lay up
key up
galvanize
US
baulk
UK
knock off balance
cause to panic
bring down
rock the boat
scare the daylights out of
spring
worst
galvanise
UK
pressurize
US
knock props out
pressurise
UK
strap
nit-pick
desolate
martyr
dampen spirits
cast down
break one's heart
put off one's stroke
be a burden to
weigh heavily on someone's mind
niggle at
grind at
take by surprise
throw into a panic
scare the pants off of
make someone jump out of his skin
stampede
catch unawares
demean
make blue
drag down
put into a funk
put a damper on
break the heart of
make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth
make someone laugh on the other side of their face
cause suffering to
flap
disengage
unfasten
separate
unhitch
disconnect
uncouple
detach
lie heavy on someone's mind
weigh heavy on someone's mind
make jump
give someone a jolt
give a shock
give someone a fright
breath down someone's neck
knock over
throw a curveball
sweat out
chasten
come back to haunt
be a weight on one's mind
cut up
throw into disarray
fill with panic
take pains
put pressure on
be in someone's hair
bring pressure to bear on
lean on
make awkward
make ashamed
show up
own
arouse anxiety in
be in a tizzy
be worried
labour over
be in a flap
do a number on
make it tough for
get worked up
get in a stew
be in a stew
send over the edge
catch one short
make a monkey of
put in a spot
put in a hole
put on the spot
fill with fear
scare witless
scare the pants off
give someone goose pimples
scare someone out of their wits
chill to the marrow
give someone the heebie-jeebies
put the fear of God into
be on pins and needles
be spooked
be nervous
be anxious
have ants in one's pants
be like a cat on hot bricks
be antsy
throw into a blue funk
dash
make one's flesh creep
give one the creeps
scare someone half to death
disillusion
disenchant
screw up
mess up
fill with consternation
more ❯
“I tell myself to stay calm and not to let anyone
provoke
me.”
Verb
▲
To bring about
cause
produce
occasion
generate
inspire
evoke
induce
instigate
precipitate
promote
stimulate
arouse
elicit
excite
prompt
rouse
stir
engender
fire
incite
kindle
motivate
move
spark
trigger
activate
beget
breed
encourage
enkindle
foment
foster
inflame
animate
invoke
pique
rally
abet
awaken
begin
bestir
brew
exercise
ferment
galvanise
UK
galvanize
US
impassion
make
raise
prime
quicken
suscitate
waken
whet
lead to
bring about
bring on
draw forth
give rise to
set off
spark off
touch off
call forth
contribute to
stir up
make for
whip up
fire up
build up
result in
rev up
spur
drive
goad
urge
create
effect
initiate
bring
effectuate
impel
push
spur on
prod
inspirit
actuate
work up
catalyze
US
agitate
start
catalyse
UK
influence
persuade
enliven
egg on
energize
US
spawn
yield
trigger off
sway
energise
UK
translate into
electrify
work
press
bring to pass
affect
wake
compel
invigorate
US
set in motion
fan
put in motion
do
bring out
originate
draw on
prick
envigorate
UK
lead
incentivize
US
pick
be the cause of
bring forth
enthuse
vivify
propel
incentivise
UK
exhilarate
make happen
incline
fuel
awake
revive
bring into being
thrill
vitalize
end in
ignite
advance
light a fire under
draw
pump up
invite
sting
introduce
nudge
develop
intensify
fire the imagination of
get going
entice
hatch
tempt
be at the bottom of
pep up
call into being
achieve
kick-start
summon
embolden
realize
US
needle
culminate in
turn on
steel
convince
institute
kickoff
muster
establish
be conducive to
enact
force
entail
instil
UK
get
render
realise
UK
fan the flames of
actualize
instill
US
bear
educe
set on
fire the enthusiasm of
accomplish
key up
prevail upon
buoy
increase
set going
draw out
launch
pressure
exhort
set up
hearten
coax
buoy up
coerce
cultivate
uplift
impress
touch
oblige
inveigle
intoxicate
finish in
titillate
summon up
predispose
further
commove
talk into
rile
sow the seeds of
involve
get someone going
conjure up
call up
gee up
prevail on
stoke up
secure
boost
organize
US
set
fire with enthusiasm
strengthen
wind up
contribute
necessitate
cajole
procure
evince
extract
give incentive
jolt
bring off
constrain
charge
help
spell
dispose
fillip
cheer on
put up to
inaugurate
convert
psych
amount to
be instrumental in
terminate in
put in place
exalt
contrive
run
goose
found
organise
UK
drum up
conduce
conduce to
set afoot
add up to
cause to occur
cause to happen
bring around
buck up
enforce
win over
liven up
empower
incentify
attain
startle
attract
egg
carry off
manage
carry through
solicit
engineer
jumpstart
perform
manifest
sic
push forward
reassure
commence
fortify
add to
irritate
risk
mean
exacerbate
recall
refresh
pull off
drive on
court
hound
heighten
dragoon
propagate
have a hand in
innervate
nurture
remind
predetermine
woo
psych up
taunt
redound to
inform
root on
boost up
conjure
bear up
have a part in
mobilize
US
issue
chirk up
make possible
charge up
challenge
multiply
play a part in
wake up
get to
strike
mobilise
UK
give incentive to
set astir
spirit up
feed the fire
wheedle
condition
elate
spook
cheer up
put a bomb under
dynamize
steamroll
play a role in
astonish
breathe life into
bulldoze
be responsible for
juice up
jazz up
determine
call to mind
give someone a kick
crank up
start off
bring on oneself
sweet-talk
amp up
start the ball rolling
beseech
fester
intrigue
roil
reignite
rekindle
plant
implant
lodge
break the ice
break in
make up
enhance
hook
call down
shock
form
progenerate
set in
ask
whip
grab
sharpen
call
irk
incense
expedite
equal
imply
accelerate
open
gain
satisfy
add fuel
be a factor in
reproduce
craze
juice
add fuel to the flames
motive
resurrect
grill
vex
augment
chivvy
open the door for
sow
incarnate
forward
oil the wheels of
have the effect of
be partly responsible for
extort
make wild
act as an incentive to
work into lather
imbue
infuse
result
heat up
build a fire under
agitate for
agitate against
cheer
fluster
upset
activize
ruffle
exact
put one in mind of
remind you of
brace
feed
carry out
conduct
expose
make sensitive
have as a consequence
have as a result
compass
be the origin of
applaud
derive
obtain
disturb
get up
stun
zap
frighten
get things rolling
cook up
bring up
get smoking
burn up
implement
execute
act as a stimulus to
shake
shake up
madden
smooth-talk
endue
infect
beghast
fetch
spike
succeed
impose on
direct
orient
fan the fire
start up
disinhibit
seek
conceive
support
sustain
impact
advise
carry
bring back
cause to appear
jump-start
cost
comfort
brighten
enhearten
build
nourish
power
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
give impetus
give one an idea
switch on
stir embers
make waves
administer
bias
perpetrate
put life into
zip up
bring to mind
ginger up
give
fulfil
UK
innerve
give a boost to
reenforce
assure
revitalize
US
revivify
restore
complete
add fuel to fire
set on foot
fix
bring round
make willing
impress on
give a shot in the arm
consummate
perk up
prevail
gladden
astound
amaze
captivate
administrate
finalize
US
suggest to
frenzy
praise
console
discharge
succeed in
fulfill
US
whomp up
arrange for
give someone a charge
take your breath away
fire someone's imagination
jar
magnetize
US
give a buzz
magnetise
UK
allure
hint to
whet one's appetite
finish
stimulate spiritually
raise your spirits
raise the morale of
give shot in arm
give hope to
boost morale
prop up
lift the spirits of
give confidence to
give a shot in the arm to
bield
stiffen the resolve of
give birth to
harass
obligate
be likely to cause
be likely to lead to
entreat
lure
countenance
command
conclude
revitalise
UK
squeeze
ask for
wreak
muscle
sandbag
worry
railroad
exert influence on
prod into
coax into
put someone up to something
suck in
wheedle into
sell one on
twist one's arm
soft-soap
draw in
cajole into
argue into
finalise
UK
turn the trick
turn out
put across
sensitize
US
sensitise
UK
kick off
beg for
nag
kick
blackjack
call for
flirt with
leave the door open to
get under way
dog
work on
get off the ground
lay the foundations of
get in operation
lay the first stone of
set the ball rolling
get something functioning
get the ball rolling
get something working
more ❯
“Sometimes, it takes a crisis to
provoke
change.”
Verb
▲
To stimulate or incite (someone) to do or feel something, especially by arousing anger in them
goad
incite
spur
badger
drive
hound
impel
move
prompt
rouse
stimulate
stir
challenge
coerce
excite
force
harass
induce
inflame
motivate
nudge
press
pressure
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
prick
prod
sting
trigger
urge
bully
dragoon
encourage
goose
inspire
instigate
needle
whip
lash
roust
sic
titillate
egg on
work up
fire up
key up
push
put up to
hassle
propel
sound
rowel
galvanize
US
galvanise
UK
foment
rout
stir up
exhort
animate
rally
arouse
dig
spark
countenance
awaken
favour
UK
favor
US
spur on
turn on
give the incentive to
root on
act as a stimulus to
act as a incentive to
light a fire under
more ❯
“Green was actually responding to an interrogation that was meant to
provoke
him into uttering nonsense.”
Verb
▲
To speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse
insult
offend
affront
annoy
outrage
hurt
aggravate
slight
wound
dis
diss
disrespect
upset
mortify
taunt
denigrate
malign
slander
slap
humiliate
tease
libel
defame
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
disparage
discredit
abuse
impugn
mock
calumniate
disoblige
irritate
slur
abase
deride
revile
asperse
sledge
derogate
injure
miscall
blister
curse
debase
degrade
gird
jeer
pan
ridicule
roast
scoff
slam
slang
give offence to
dump on
put down
cause offence to
bad-mouth
be rude to
trash-talk
cut dead
slag off
sneer at
treat disrespectfully
call names
hurt somebody's feelings
cast aspersions on
cut to the quick
step on one's toes
throw shade
bait
rib
make fun of
torment
rag
needle
gibe
hassle
heckle
kid
goad
haze
harry
poke fun at
take the mickey
chaff
ride
twit
rally
quiz
guy
bother
josh
joke
razz
harass
banter
scoff at
jeer at
pester
make sport of
badger
take the piss out of
swipe at
dog
have on
pull someone's leg
pull one's leg
mess with
laugh at
pick on
wind up
joke with
victimize
US
manipulate
maltreat
oppress
violate
exploit
spite
scorn
mistreat
ill-treat
torture
antagonize
US
belittle
sneer
misuse
wrong
jive
satirize
US
flout
disdain
persecute
molest
harrow
scout
fun
plague
worry
chiack
reproach
victimise
UK
martyrize
take advantage of
antagonise
UK
ill-use
impose on
do an injustice to
martyr
upbraid
bedevil
shuck
jab
lout
dig
smoke
rot
twitter
hector
vex
importune
devil
nudge
gnaw
beleaguer
disturb
spoof
step on the toes of
sound
snap
send up
jibe at
make jokes about
put on
flout at
poke borak at
be at
be sarcastic about
make a monkey of
goof on
poke mullock at
give a hard time
flirt with
lead on
satirise
UK
rag on
mess around
sling off at
gibe at
get at
give no quarter
go for jugular
lay a bad trip on
hit where one lives
detract
pillory
contemn
jibe
vilify
knock
decry
skewer
pooh-pooh
treat with contempt
shoot down
smear
besmirch
disgrace
lampoon
tarnish
despise
run down
hold up to ridicule
drag through the mud
drag through the mire
cock a snook at
give a bad name
do a hatchet job on
traduce
sully
smirch
blacken
shame
taint
stigmatize
US
cheapen
scandalize
US
vilipend
underrate
demean
fleer
jest
scorch
quip
belie
detract from
heap scorn on
hoot
speak ill of
scandalise
UK
pour scorn on
speak evil of
stigmatise
UK
treat contemptuously
throw mud at
fling mud at
sling mud at
tell lies about
rank out
sneeze at
sniff at
quip at
do a number on
take down
hold in contempt
tear down
run a smear campaign against
give Bronx cheer
cast a slur on
look down on
turn up one's nose
blacken someone's name
show contempt for
thumb nose at
misbid
misrespect
dismiss
hurl insults
give offense
rubbish
back-bite
snicker
smile
spurn
vituperate
laugh
villainize
blacken the name of
lie about
deprecate
blacken the character of
hurl insults at
put your back up
discount
condescend
crack
caricature
burlesque
grin
travesty
swipe
leer
dump
put zingers on
cast slur on
deign
make a fool of
laugh in the face of
treat with disdain
snigger
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
distress
cut down
pain
attack somebody's dignity
curl one's lip
grieve
sting
knock down
poor-mouth
cast down
cut down to size
get
shock
jape
trouble
traumatize
US
catcall
hiss
interrupt
boo
discomfort
anguish
sadden
barrack
crucify
lower
traumatise
UK
humble
shout disapproval
shout down
shout at
stain
shout disapproval at
comeback
hiss at
boo at
hoot at
blow raspberries
whistle at
snipe
catcall at
make miserable
make a monkey out of
show contempt
laugh to scorn
gnaw at
cause suffering to
blow raspberries at
chasten
shake up
tear to pieces
do in
hurt the feelings of
sink
poke fun
foul
censure
soil
besmear
be contemptuous of
have a crack at
take a swipe at
make a crack
devalue
mudsling
give the Bronx cheer to
laugh out of court
expose
diminish
curl your lip at
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
turn your nose up at
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
compromise
disesteem
bring into disrepute
reflect badly on
ruin the reputation of
bring shame upon
put in a bad light
destroy someone's credibility
bring into disfavour
damage someone's reputation
show in a bad light
show up
blot
attack
defile
damage
assail
muckrake
misrepresent
depreciate
backbite
blaspheme
strumpet
plaster
hit
spread scandal about
sling mud
defame someone's character
sully someone's reputation
run smear campaign
more ❯
Verb
▲
To hold or engage the attention of
fascinate
captivate
charm
enchant
enthral
UK
enthrall
US
beguile
bewitch
absorb
allure
engross
grip
mesmerise
UK
mesmerize
US
attract
spellbind
entrance
engage
enrapture
interest
rivet
intrigue
hypnotise
UK
hypnotize
US
occupy
delight
entice
please
involve
draw
lure
tempt
magnetise
UK
magnetize
US
excite
entertain
arrest
divert
amuse
seduce
immerse
bedazzle
tantalise
UK
tantalize
US
ravish
thrill
titillate
transfix
wile
busy
bemuse
enwrap
overwhelm
win
arouse
enamor
invite
gladden
stir
transport
witch
ensnare
stimulate
kill
enamour
intoxicate
pique
overpower
infatuate
enslave
attach
subdue
appeal
compel
kindle
animate
fire
catch up
hold spellbound
put under a spell
interest greatly
electrify
exhilarate
inflame
send
quicken
elate
elevate
move
rapture
rap
overjoy
turn on
wow
trance
agitate
slay
carry away
rouse
tickle
galvanize
US
charge
tease
hook
palpate
grapple
grab
galvanise
UK
pump up
lead on
switch on
tickle pink
dazzle
hold
preoccupy
appeal to
bowl over
distract
pull
sweep off feet
gratify
impress
catch
amaze
capture
win over
astound
knock dead
awe
knock out
affect
overcome
stupefy
touch
strike
stagger
woo
tickle your fancy
astonish
satisfy
stun
dumbfound
blow away
overawe
floor
hold the attention of
take your breath away
take
monopolize
US
solace
hold your attention
cheer
delectate
inveigle
regale
monopolise
UK
induce
make a hit with
inspire
hold in awe
tickle to death
influence
vamp
daze
float someone's boat
engulf
catch the eye of
disport
employ
persuade
make happy
razzle-dazzle
bait
bewilder
take up
rope in
court
be of interest to
give pleasure to
bring in
pull in
light someone's fire
whet the appetite of
sweep someone off their feet
obsess
fix
fixate
fill
seize
gain
content
subjugate
recreate
capture your imagination
ensorcell
mislead
scintillate
relax
snare
fracture
pleasure
delude
concern
catch hold of
betray
strike dumb
solicit
decoy
consume
soak
rejoice
indulge
humour
UK
humor
US
send into raptures
enliven
be a hit with
steer
beckon
arouse curiosity
catch your eye
arride
draw attention
make your mouth water
be attractive to
take aback
leave speechless
go over big
turn someone on
hit the spot
be the ticket
give someone a kick
keep busy
suck in
give a buzz
please greatly
tie up
maintain
keep
sweep sombeody off his/her feet
hit on
be unable to take one's eyes off
blind
bind
subject
petrify
be interesting to
perk up
own
gorgonize
forspeak
trick
control
voodoo
bedevil
wrap up
paralyze
US
root
paralyse
UK
envelop
matter to
rivet the attention of
cajole
endear
spark
prompt
comfort
inspirit
ecstasize
root to the spot
get under your skin
psych
keep alive
keep up
hog
corner
assimilate
apply
have an impact on
attend
jubilate
exult
keep amused
grab the attention of
fill with delight
cast a spell on
put horns on
elicit
send into transports
turn one's head
incline
tickle the fancy of
secure
get
obtain
crack up
make merry
waken
whet
coax
call
pick up
put the whammy on
put under magic spell
bury
psych out
blow your mind
engage one's attention
sit up
whet one's appetite
give someone a charge
give great pleasure to
do one's heart good
score with
freak out
give joy to
be concerned with
be active with
surprise
become lost
sew up
up on
be hung
glitz
stir up
arouse the curiosity of
take someone's fancy
whet someone's appetite
bring forth
call forth
argue into
bring around
put 'em away
get one's jollies
break one up
knock 'em dead
get lost in
lose oneself in
be a source of fascination to
engage someone's attention
exert a pull on
exert influence on
throw yourself into
absorb yourself in
get going
get someone going
give someone a thrill
do it for someone
entrap
turn someone's head
deceive
trap
wheedle
befool
besot
indicate
bid
sign
summon
demand
ask
command
flirt with
dangle a carrot in front of
lead up garden path
come on
toll
con
mousetrap
tout
lead astray
shill
keep hanging
party
refresh
nurture
have a get-together
laugh it up
treat to
toss a party
give a party
keep someone hanging on
make a fool of
hearten
uplift
sweep you off your feet
fulfill
US
warm
groove
fulfil
UK
suit
glad
cheer up
brighten up
do someone's heart good
give someone pleasure
buck up
make someone feel good
buoy up
bring joy to
give a lift
agree with
warm the cockles of the heart
make content
get one's kicks
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make worse or more severe
exacerbate
aggravate
worsen
intensify
inflame
compound
heighten
magnify
augment
complicate
amplify
increase
irritate
impair
excite
infuriate
enrage
make worse
add to
fan the flames
add fuel to the fire
add fuel to the flames
heat up
add insult to injury
compound the problem
make matters worse
egg on
fan the flames of
feed the fire
rub salt in the wounds
to make matters worse
go from bad to worse
rub salt in a wound
rub salt in the wound
feed into
contribute to
confuse
confound
slap in the face
twist the knife
make something worse
pour gasoline on the fire
damage
deepen
sharpen
fuel
fan
exaggerate
put salt on the wound
rub salt into the wound
twist the knife in the wound
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make happen or bring about
incur
experience
sustain
suffer
acquire
encounter
contract
gain
earn
arouse
draw
get
invite
induce
collect
attract
cause
catch
deserve
obtain
occasion
run up
meet with
bring on
bring upon oneself
bring upon yourself
give rise to
lay oneself open to
be liable to
be subjected to
be subject to
bring down on
come in for
expose yourself to
endure
receive
bear
undergo
have
feel
go through
fall into
welcome
make
find
be afflicted with
be affected by
become indebted with
become liable to pay
become liable to
become subject to
face
taste
witness
know
run into
live through
have experience of
be faced with
come up against
come into contact with
be forced to contend with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To defy or challenge someone to do something
dare
challenge
defy
goad
taunt
stump
bid
invite
summon
urge
bully
throw down the gauntlet
call someone's bluff
try
issue a challenge to
start something
ask for trouble
invite to debate
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