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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 happen or bring about
Invite to do battle
To offend the moral feelings of
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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
persecute
antagonize
US
pester
rasp
worry
burn up
inflame
antagonise
UK
goad
trouble
eat
get across
drive up the wall
outrage
spite
gripe
frost
distress
make someone see red
itch
hump
badger
drive crazy
drive mad
rark
get at
bedevil
rattle
disgruntle
tee off
hack you off
bum out
frustrate
get your goat
discompose
give a hard time
hound
disquiet
ire
mad
excite
make somebody's hackles rise
afflict
disconcert
steam up
enflame
hurt
heckle
drive round the bend
drive to distraction
unsettle
fluster
disgust
dismay
perplex
give someone the pip
ruffle one's feathers
gnaw
flurry
be on your back
concern
rankle with
make cross
torture
drive round the twist
get up someone's nose
pain
sting
get on your wick
unhinge
hector
fuss
dog
distemper
frazzle
burn
grate on
put someone's nose out of joint
beleaguer
embitter
get your dander up
chivvy
devil
discomfort
unnerve
give someone grief
egg on
discomfit
arouse
T-off
try
work up
mock
rattle someone's cage
distract
aggrieve
pick on
mortify
confuse
empurple
rag
alarm
mither
rouse
haze
be at
beset
ail
tantalize
US
bully
nudge
tantalise
UK
exercise
fire up
wound
turn off
prod
rattle one's cage
put down
rib
chaff
dissatisfy
freak out
weird out
embarrass
get someone
umbrage
oppress
faze
hagride
criticize
US
prick
derail
be offensive
get your hackles up
discombobulate
criticise
UK
cheese off
drive bananas
ridicule
cause offense
work on
eat away at
deride
be on the back of
guy
chagrin
cross
scandalize
US
gibe
acerbate
disoblige
alarum
chivy
undo
worsen
hack
pursue
quiz
craze
heavy
harrow
jar on
incommode
depress
heighten
wear on
henpeck
scandalise
UK
browbeat
besiege
discountenance
shock
make you see red
upbraid
importune
dump on
agonize
US
keep after
take the mickey
whip up
keep on at
ask for it
make fun of
rub you up the wrong way
breathe down someone's neck
bend someone's ear
take the piss out of
drive you up the wall
agonise
UK
make anxious
add fuel to the fire
titillate
slight
abuse
victimize
US
sour
humiliate
injure
bewilder
inconvenience
razz
kid
discommode
bite
zing
curdle
intensify
disrespect
diss
jar
twit
compound
dis
rally
magnify
sound
thwart
augment
revile
brown off
raise hell
bore
be a thorn in someone's flesh
scold
slap
bum
amplify
scorn
confound
wrong
impose on
examine
berate
curse
rack
reproach
quicken
stimulate
sledge
increase
stick in one's craw
scoff at
jeer at
preoccupy
set one's teeth on edge
try the patience of
victimise
UK
break
slam
lead on
intrude upon
anguish
excruciate
be a pain in the neck
crab
be a thorn in someone's side
poke fun at
carp at
eat at
dishearten
strain
peck at
cut to the quick
go on at
give a bad time
intimidate
flirt with
rag on
make worse
heat up
gnaw at
get on the wrong side of
make sport of
give offence to
spook
add to
swipe at
laugh at
fan the flames
put off
be an affront to
find fault with
pick at
add fuel to the flames
mess with
add insult to injury
make uneasy
make matters worse
pull one's leg
have on
feed the fire
fan the flames of
compound the problem
drive nuts
spur
derange
get someone's wick
haunt
rattle someone's chain
irritate greatly
make you angry
disaffect
discontent
steam
question
tweak
bristle
fester
misplease
wing
repel
disappoint
revolt
cool
cap
make see red
cavil
boil
wig
push one's buttons
rile up
snit
pet
tiff
huff
stew
drive insane
chide
stress
get on the nerves of
blow up
run up the wrong way
blight
assail
play dirty
push button
harm
tangle
make sore
lose one's temper
awake
goose
motivate
absorb
grab
ignite
attract
interest
get in the hair of
lash
cause annoyance to
cause resentment to
nag at
get on someone
stroke someone's hair the wrong way
foil
mess
despair
obsess
be like a red rag to a bull
make an enemy of somebody
stress out
jeer
burden
cause disquiet to
arouse hostility in
drive you crazy
give the business
push someon's buttons
begrudge
grudge
put
noodge
macerate
attack
despoil
foray
bullyrag
sneer
feed into
tire
resent
possess
shatter
entice
dun
grieve
insist
remind
confront
dispraise
slander
eat up
occupy
gibe at
sneer at
drive you to distraction
make livid
contribute to
ferment
throw off
psych out
appal
UK
drive you round the twist
drive you round the bend
hang up
get even
louse up
disdain
scout
dig
flout
jab
twitter
lout
snub
jerk around
appall
US
ventilate
psych
move
tatter
erode
fray
drive you off your head
horrify
slur
scare
stir
sicken
weary
nauseate
cause anxiety to
drive you out of your mind
drive out of mind
make somebody's blood boil
pother
puzzle
fascinate
lure
tempt
allure
intrigue
beguile
punish
wring
smite
bone
interrupt
affect
throw
cause offence to
boil over
make indignant
cause offense to
give a zinger
give the cold shoulder
yap at
scratch around
upset the applecart
impede
hinder
search high heaven
make flip
push buttons
turn on
bug up
prey on your mind
occupy thoughts
do someone's head in
make someone scratch their head
lie heavy on
scour
wear down
shake up
make nervous
disparage
be a nuisance to
be on one's case
baffle
charm
throw off balance
make someone fed up
be a pest to
give offence
be disagreeable
tread on someone's toes
domineer
stump
put into a flap
put someone off their stroke
furbelow
cow
bluster
floor
frill
cause someone to lose their composure
disrupt
flummox
throw into a tizz
wear
throw into tizzy
fuddle
have had enough
become bored
make discontented
grate at
exhaust someone's patience
lose patience
exploit
manipulate
maltreat
violate
lead someone a merry dance
play cat and mouse
rub salt in wound
put through wringer
hurt somebody's feelings
scrape away
bite into
wear away
wear to shreds
gnaw away at
wear out
rage
get on someone's case
override
tyrannize
US
push
grip
mistreat
belittle
ill-treat
dominate
tyrannise
UK
enslave
keep hanging
slap in the face
twist the knife
rub salt in the wound
misuse
abase
make your mouth water
keep someone hanging on
dishonor
US
tyrannize over
be autocratic
mix up
ill-use
martyrize
take advantage of
dishonour
UK
do an injustice to
martyr
hurry
bustle
flutter
hustle
beef
grouse
yowl
holler
mutter
grumble
kvetch
complain
squeal
yammer
wail
moan
caterwaul
whine
grump
scream
grouch
repine
kick
squawk
inveigh
whimper
carp
bellyache
bleat
growl
murmur
yaup
croak
keen
grizzle
yawp
whinge
maunder
step on the toes of
egg
urge
moan at
bust someone's balls
moan on at
bust chops
take it out on
harp on at
get on someone's back
find fault
grumble at
keep complaining to
josh
go for jugular
give no quarter
lay a bad trip on
joke
jive
satirize
US
roast
banter
fun
chiack
slang
complicate
shuck
smoke
rot
spoof
impair
snap
satirise
UK
jibe at
send up
envenom
goof on
make jokes about
be sarcastic about
poke mullock at
sling off at
make a monkey of
mess around
pull someone's leg
put on
poke borak at
flout at
to make matters worse
go from bad to worse
rub salt in a wound
rub salt in the wounds
hit on
sadden
weigh down
tax
cause suffering to
shake
discourage
nonplus
demoralize
US
deject
dispirit
frighten
demoralise
UK
daunt
crush
crucify
cast down
weigh heavily on
abash
traumatize
US
traumatise
UK
terrorize
US
cause trouble to
hang over
addle
panic
chill
make miserable
bamboozle
beat
terrorise
UK
dumbfound
make uncomfortable
press
put to trouble
devastate
overwhelm
desolate
repulse
dampen
dash
mystify
make wretched
cause anguish to
weigh on
muddle
prey on
debilitate
put a damper on
befuddle
get down
cause discomfort to
make unhappy
be a great weight on
be a burden to
face
beat down
take aback
put in a spot
weigh heavily on someone's mind
put on the spot
fear
test
pressurize
US
sweat
tear
buffet
flip
damage
indispose
sap
visit
bring down
flip out
pressurise
UK
unman
stretch
cause anxiety
bemuse
break one's heart
scar
impose
press down on
weigh heavily on one's mind
hunt
dampen spirits
stupefy
lower
cause concern to
bleed
drain
enervate
terrify
weigh
be a burden on
buffalo
fox
disorient
maze
lean on
surprise
make things hot for someone
make it hot for someone
give trouble
befog
daze
make despondent
reluct
dull
mess with someone's head
make it tough
pose
muddy
disorientate
stun
make self-conscious
niggle at
go to your head
make punchy
knock for six
inflict anguish on
take the wind out of your sails
intoxicate
be repugnant to
blow your mind
do in
cause agony to
inebriate
ball up
fool around
bedog
belabour
UK
excoriate
chevy
heat
infest
insist on
kid around
tear away at
breath down someone's neck
nit-pick
strap
give someone hell
cause to panic
buttonhole
put on edge
cut
belabor
US
bombard
be in someone's way
lie heavily on
interfere
meddle
overcharge
dragoon
expel
exile
sear
grind
exhaust
cut up
roust
be prey to
beleague
arouse anxiety in
turn
incapacitate
cramp
entangle
hamper
barrack
boo
aggress
do a number on
make it tough for
single out
consternate
accost
encroach
intrude
obtrude
put pressure on
tear to pieces
hurt the feelings of
send into a spin
bring pressure to bear on
be hurtful to
mourn
cause anguish
cause suffering
lambaste
cause sorrow
take over
grind at
key up
lay up
be in someone's hair
shout down
knock the wind out of
impose upon
cause inconvenience to
be the victim of
get the knife into
stick the knife into
shame
unstring
put the squeeze on
be bothered
rock the boat
make a scene
jar upon
grate upon
harsh one's mellow
inflict trauma
deeply upset
wear upon
jump on one's case
hiss
be disagreeable to
push the buttons of
lie heavy on someone's mind
weigh heavy on someone's mind
rasp one's nerves
put someone off their stride
worst
make someone laugh on the other side of their face
make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth
set someone back on their heels
be a weight on someone's mind
fall upon
fall on
put to some trouble
throw a curve
knock props out
make demands on
make severe demands on
put a strain on
tire out
start in on
create difficulties for
take control of
astonish
dizzy
give the needle
sweat out
dish out
dish it out
give it to
stick it to
thumb nose at
break in
make blue
drag down
break the heart of
put into a funk
come back to haunt
demean
shout at
interfere with
be a weight on one's mind
chasten
catch unawares
catch off balance
poison
alienate
barge in on
intrude on
inflict
cause pain to
lampoon
hurt deeply
butt in
shout catcalls at
make game of
discredit
suppress
subjugate
subdue
stifle
horn in on
make awkward
make ashamed
show up
own
make your gorge rise
make someone's stomach rise
wreck
wreak
befall
butt in on
put out of countenance
let down
throw into a tizzy
put in a hole
catch one short
devitalize
smother
diminish
weaken
squelch
catch
disillusion
be a burden
be a nuisance
humble
deaden
defeat
extinguish
overpower
curb
overcome
quell
drag
darken
damp
strike
take
knock the stuffing out of
harsh someone's mellow
make one's heart bleed
give someone the blues
make desolate
pour cold water on
cast a gloom upon
run down
make gloomy
bear down
make someone's heart bleed
make sad
reduce to tears
knock sideways
bring tears to your eyes
keep under
dash hopes
break someone's spirit
throw cold water on
break someone's heart
jaundice
empoison
make resentful
make bitter
bear down on
damp down
overstretch
overtax
pressure
tense
avenge
cast a pall over
descend upon
descend on
force upon
bring down on
awe
wilder
fog
flabbergast
live off
blackmail
plunder
depredate
consume
kill
raid
load
extort
feed on
fleece
seize
live on
devour
acidulate
estrange
make rancorous
bitter
venom
snow
obfuscate
crunch
overextend
overawe
disadvantage
cause to be at a stand
stagger
make your head spin
mess with one's head
bring up short
be all Greek to
set someone thinking
stymie
droop
repress
prostrate
fool
discommodate
overdo
threaten
make downhearted
gross out
squick
dampen the spirits of
make ill
hoodwink
trick
dupe
hoax
deceive
delude
abominate
cause to feel nauseous
turn stomach
make someone want to throw up
be distasteful to
pall
disenchant
make shudder
make sick
cause aversion
surfeit
cloy on
offend morals of
be repulsive to
be repulsive
fill with loathing
cause to feel emotional strain
cause to feel mental strain
make tense
tense up
put in traction
push to the limit
put on trial
cause to lose heart
dampen someone's hopes
cause to lose hope
cause someone difficulty
disagree
jest
jape
con
quip
wisecrack
yuck
yuk
jolly
gag
gull
cozen
adventure
risk
venture
peril
jeopard
jeopardize
US
imperil
compromise
endanger
hazard
be a problem to
make unwell
give someone bother
make someone go out of his way
go against the grain
be injurious to
be sickening
be disturbing
be distasteful
have an adverse effect on
be injurious
strike down
be unsuitable
cause illness to
cause problems
yank someone's chain
take in
flimflam
mislead
scare hell out of
utter threats to
bad-eye
portend
jeopardise
UK
gamble with
whip around
impend
push around
menace
put heat on
loom
issue threats to
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“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
initiate
create
effect
urge
effectuate
bring
work up
start
inspirit
catalyze
US
impel
spur on
agitate
actuate
catalyse
UK
prod
push
influence
electrify
spawn
enliven
yield
energize
US
egg on
affect
translate into
bring to pass
work
persuade
trigger off
sway
energise
UK
bring out
wake
set in motion
invigorate
US
put in motion
fan
compel
originate
do
draw on
thrill
envigorate
UK
exhilarate
bring into being
pick
be the cause of
bring forth
revive
enthuse
vivify
invite
lead
incentivize
US
press
make happen
fuel
incline
get going
pump up
awake
turn on
prick
incentivise
UK
call into being
entice
ignite
intensify
vitalize
summon
end in
tempt
light a fire under
advance
hatch
fire the imagination of
introduce
propel
develop
challenge
titillate
draw
set on
kick-start
be at the bottom of
pep up
get
bear
achieve
embolden
realize
US
cultivate
culminate in
steel
convince
institute
nudge
kickoff
muster
be conducive to
establish
intoxicate
enact
fire the enthusiasm of
impress
touch
summon up
entail
force
instil
UK
further
render
realise
UK
fan the flames of
actualize
instill
US
educe
key up
accomplish
buoy
set up
sting
increase
launch
sow the seeds of
set going
draw out
pressure
hearten
buoy up
coerce
coax
charge
uplift
taunt
inveigle
contrive
finish in
prevail upon
commove
talk into
involve
stoke up
get someone going
rile
gee up
conjure up
attract
call up
enforce
prevail on
needle
secure
boost
organize
US
solicit
set
fire with enthusiasm
procure
exhort
strengthen
contribute
necessitate
cajole
wind up
evince
extract
heighten
jolt
grab
bring off
inaugurate
help
put up to
spell
dispose
fillip
cheer on
convert
oblige
put in place
psych
amount to
be instrumental in
drum up
terminate in
exalt
run
found
make waves
predispose
organise
UK
strike
conduce
astonish
conduce to
add up to
cause to occur
cause to happen
bring around
buck up
win over
bulldoze
tantalize
US
liven up
drive on
tease
please
startle
tickle
empower
incentify
attain
egg
carry off
send
manage
carry through
constrain
engineer
jumpstart
perform
plan
manifest
push forward
give incentive
craze
root on
hook
reassure
call
agitate for
tantalise
UK
fortify
add to
irritate
risk
enhance
conceive
mean
exacerbate
dare
scheme
plot
recall
refresh
add fuel
pull off
nurture
court
hound
commence
steam up
dragoon
propagate
have a hand in
forward
woo
psych up
innervate
redound to
inform
defy
boost up
conjure
bear up
have a part in
issue
mobilize
US
chirk up
make possible
charge up
get to
make up
ask for
multiply
play a part in
impact
wake up
mobilise
UK
spirit up
feed the fire
wheedle
condition
elate
spook
bid
cheer up
set afoot
amaze
switch on
dynamize
steamroll
play a role in
breathe life into
goose
be responsible for
juice up
jazz up
determine
astound
call to mind
beg for
carry
give someone a kick
get up
throw down the gauntlet
crank up
start off
bring on oneself
sweet-talk
amp up
cook up
start the ball rolling
intrigue
nurse
agitate against
roil
fester
plant
implant
lodge
break the ice
break in
sic
call down
shock
reignite
rekindle
progenerate
fan the flames
set in
ask
whip
interest
irk
incense
reproduce
equal
imply
sharpen
form
open
sow the seeds
be a factor in
expedite
augment
anger
disturb
accelerate
resurrect
incarnate
gain
satisfy
open the door for
grill
vex
juice
warm
sow
oil the wheels of
have the effect of
be partly responsible for
extort
fascinate
ravish
seduce
work into lather
imbue
infuse
get in operation
get under way
result
cheer
fluster
upset
activize
ruffle
exact
predetermine
brace
act as an incentive to
redouble
mount
bug
magnify
deepen
intensate
innerve
feed
alert
expose
make sensitive
build a fire under
have as a consequence
have as a result
compass
be the origin of
add fuel to the flames
applaud
derive
obtain
amuse
grapple
palpate
entertain
stun
zap
frighten
get things rolling
bring up
fan the fire
shake
shake up
madden
start up
smooth-talk
get off the ground
get something functioning
get something working
endue
infect
beghast
fetch
make wild
spike
succeed
impose on
direct
orient
get smoking
burn up
bring back
put one in mind of
remind
remind one of
disinhibit
insinuate
hint
suggest
rabble-rouse
seek
cause to appear
act as a stimulus to
support
sustain
advise
heat up
give incentive to
set astir
jump-start
stir embers
lead on
comfort
brighten
enhearten
build
nourish
power
lay the foundations of
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
give impetus
give one an idea
bias
carry out
conduct
add fuel to fire
set on foot
put life into
zip up
ginger up
cost
give
captivate
put a bomb under
give a boost to
reenforce
assure
revitalize
US
revivify
restore
implement
execute
ask for it
bring round
make willing
impress on
give a shot in the arm
frenzy
tickle pink
perk up
issue a challenge to
try
prevail
lay the first stone of
kick off
gladden
bring to mind
give someone a charge
take your breath away
fire someone's imagination
jar
magnetize
US
give a buzz
magnetise
UK
suggest to
administer
praise
console
perpetrate
set the ball rolling
get the ball rolling
fulfil
UK
whomp up
complete
hint to
fix
consummate
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
plead
demand
sue
request
harass
obligate
be likely to cause
be likely to lead to
allure
give birth to
administrate
finalize
US
revitalise
UK
discharge
entreat
lure
countenance
command
succeed in
fulfill
US
squeeze
arrange for
muscle
sandbag
worry
railroad
finish
devise
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
conclude
sensitize
US
sensitise
UK
design
invent
nag
kick
blackjack
wreak
petition for
formulate
stump
concoct
finalise
UK
turn the trick
turn out
put across
dog
work on
call for
flirt with
leave the door open to
project
manufacture
overwhelm
overcome
dazzle
awe
overawe
parent
prepare
brainstorm
think up
emerge
trump up
give birth
lay eggs
give forth
throw together
procreate
spitball
break open
sire
put together
dream up
come up with
come out
reach
overpower
throw down the gauntlet to
score
knock out
stick in someone's mind
slay
register
blow away
faze
push around
feel admiration
leave a mark on
make a hit
make splash
buffalo
grandstand
make an impression
tell on
show off
cut a figure
be conspicuous
take aback
feel respect
kill
knock your socks off
make an impression on
have an impact on
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
propel
sound
galvanize
US
galvanise
UK
put up to
hassle
rowel
exhort
spark
stir up
turn on
foment
rout
chivvy
persuade
actuate
crowd
remind
pique
put a bomb under
animate
rally
arouse
dig
countenance
awaken
favour
UK
favor
US
spur on
give the incentive to
root on
act as a stimulus to
act as a incentive to
light a fire under
compel
nag
adjure
admonish
lean on
use pressure on
implore
strong-arm
put pressure on
insist on
oblige
beseech
entreat
charge
railroad
insist
pester
enjoin
harry
constrain
try to persuade
call on
appeal to
railroad into
prevail on
bulldoze into
put the heat on
put the screws on
advise
inspirit
beg
influence
make
egg
plead
promote
browbeat
hustle
solicit
warn
caution
require
demand
exact
dictate
press-gang
impose
push for
bounce
call upon
bid
counsel
catapult
precipitate
root
preach
mobilise
UK
mobilize
US
incentivize
US
impress
incentivise
UK
steamroller
bulldoze
bludgeon
cheer on
spirit up
appeal
request
maneuver
US
ask
sanction
manoeuvre
UK
act upon
root for
wheedle
propose
fast-talk
advance
rationalize
US
commend
rationalise
UK
tempt
conjure
ride herd on
twist someone's arm
psych up
commandeer
extort
necessitate
wrest
exert
make compulsory
invoke
force upon
expect
crack down
enforce
command
order
direct
instruct
tell
ordain
decree
claim
prescribe
rule
quest
appoint
call for
plead with
give the command to
press for
boss around
clamor for
stipulate for
give the order to
bother
advocate
expedite
inspan
recommend
intimidate
obligate
steamroll
speed up
push around
put the screws to
pour it on
dragoon into
steamroller into
sell one on
exert influence on
go to town on
browbeat into
bear down on
use strong-arm tactics on
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
dishonour
UK
dishonor
US
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
sneer
belittle
scorn
displease
gibe
distress
laugh at
scandalize
US
scoff at
vex
flout
detract
jeer at
vilify
scandalise
UK
shock
decry
poke fun at
needle
disdain
rib
twit
rally
jibe at
make fun of
appall
US
torment
smear
pillory
disgust
contemn
rag
disturb
anger
horrify
disgrace
scout
skewer
jibe
pain
appal
UK
dismay
satirize
US
lampoon
pique
satirise
UK
treat with contempt
sting
rag on
shoot down
take the piss out of
irk
rile
gall
chaff
knock
disgruntle
besmirch
damage
traduce
bother
agitate
antagonize
US
tarnish
disconcert
despise
wrong
pooh-pooh
sicken
aggrieve
unnerve
jab
antagonise
UK
fleer
jest
gibe at
belie
make sport of
run down
shake up
hold up to ridicule
grieve
put your back up
drag through the mud
drag through the mire
make jokes about
cock a snook at
give a bad name
mistreat
do a hatchet job on
maltreat
oppress
harm
ill-treat
peeve
spite
heckle
misrepresent
ruffle
torture
sully
trouble
smirch
blacken
shame
rattle
kid
taint
ill-use
traumatize
US
jolt
stigmatize
US
criticise
UK
criticize
US
rankle
harass
cheapen
razz
floor
discomfort
put out
persecute
laugh
quiz
lout
banter
nark
astound
vilipend
bait
shake
amaze
disquiet
perturb
discompose
revolt
reproach
dig
demean
do an injustice to
nauseate
throw
jar
embarrass
repel
scorch
quip
crack
caricature
burlesque
underrate
travesty
swipe
dump
grin
leer
snigger
awe
flout at
detract from
hoot
speak ill of
backbite
take advantage of
traumatise
UK
speak evil of
tick off
hit where one lives
poke mullock at
condemn
stigmatise
UK
treat contemptuously
deprecate
throw mud at
get to
fling mud at
sling mud at
be an affront to
put someone's nose out of joint
cause offense
be offensive
tell lies about
do a number on
take the mickey
take down
tear down
sniff at
quip at
hold in contempt
rank out
sneeze at
run a smear campaign against
cast a slur on
turn up one's nose
goof on
look down on
give Bronx cheer
gross out
blacken someone's name
show contempt for
thumb nose at
crush
snicker
smile
bruise
hurl insults
give offense
dismiss
misbid
misrespect
jolly
rubbish
back-bite
pour scorn on
heap scorn on
exploit
manipulate
victimize
US
violate
ride
put
goad
hassle
curl one's lip
vituperate
confront
dispraise
guy
haze
lie about
blacken the character of
villainize
blacken the name of
hurl insults at
get at
spurn
condescend
misuse
blackguard
blackball
upbraid
tantalize
US
tantalise
UK
twitter
cast slur on
put zingers on
deign
scar
raise eyebrows amongst
cause raised eyebrows
cause a few raised eyebrows amongst
give a zinger
give the cold shoulder
molest
harry
harrow
hector
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
swipe at
anguish
sadden
rub the wrong way
give someone grief
impose on
martyrize
victimise
UK
martyr
make somebody's hackles rise
ruffle one's feathers
raise your hackles
make miserable
crucify
attack somebody's dignity
make a fool of
laugh in the face of
treat with disdain
cheat
knock down
poor-mouth
cast down
cut down to size
get
step on the toes of
boo
catcall
hiss
interrupt
cause suffering to
gnaw at
discount
barrack
do in
tear to pieces
shout disapproval
shout down
shout at
stun
go for jugular
give no quarter
lay a bad trip on
jive
trespass
blow raspberries
snipe
catcall at
shout disapproval at
comeback
hiss at
boo at
hoot at
whistle at
hurt the feelings of
stagger
rock
unsettle
be contemptuous of
lower
humble
infuriate
blow raspberries at
astonish
surprise
startle
do wrong to
do injury to
do a disservice to
bad mouth
offend against
incense
dumbfound
stain
put on
poke fun
enrage
cut down
daze
stupefy
bewilder
madden
impose upon
sin against
make a crack
chasten
paralyse
UK
dumfound
flabbergast
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
curl your lip at
turn your nose up at
give a hard time
sink
roil
ire
enflame
inflame
foul
overwhelm
overcome
abash
censure
mad
do the dirty on
kick in the teeth
soil
besmear
knock out
take the wind out of your sails
bowl over
paralyze
US
completely surprise
give a turn
throw a curve
make someone's blood run cold
numb
devastate
thunderstrike
raise someone's eyebrows
set someone back on their heels
take aback
electrify
knock for six
shake out of your complacency
hit like ton of bricks
devalue
consternate
scare
depress
faze
petrify
affright
dishearten
intimidate
daunt
terrify
alarm
frighten
mudsling
expose
diminish
disfavor
US
compromise
josh
disesteem
disfavour
UK
burn up
boil over
fire up
make indignant
whip up
steam up
make your blood boil
cause offense to
bring into disrepute
reflect badly on
ruin the reputation of
bring shame upon
put in a bad light
damage someone's reputation
show up
destroy someone's credibility
bring into disfavour
show in a bad light
jape
chiack
exasperate
nettle
miff
knock for a loop
wind up
snub
fret
bug
make a monkey of
make a monkey out of
show contempt
laugh to scorn
sling off at
be sarcastic about
blot
zing
attack
defile
assail
muckrake
depreciate
turn off
give offence
rub up the wrong way
be disagreeable
rankle with
hack off
tread on someone's toes
blaspheme
strumpet
plaster
hit
get your goat
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
elate
elevate
move
rapture
rap
overjoy
inflame
quicken
send
agitate
wow
slay
trance
carry away
dazzle
gratify
tickle pink
grab
knock dead
tickle
solace
regale
win over
turn on
cheer
sweep off feet
knock out
hold
disport
bowl over
take
distract
vamp
appeal to
satisfy
recreate
hold the attention of
fracture
hook
crack up
delectate
awe
make a hit with
capture
preoccupy
blow away
scintillate
tickle to death
make happy
send into raptures
panic
enliven
relax
give pleasure to
be a hit with
make roll in the aisles
break one up
woo
subjugate
tickle your fancy
impress
rope in
overcome
own
strike
voodoo
forspeak
bedevil
trick
control
hold in awe
stun
root to the spot
tickle the fancy of
get under your skin
put away
fill with delight
put horns on
cast a spell on
take your breath away
send into transports
put the whammy on
put under magic spell
knock 'em dead
put 'em away
get one's jollies
give someone a charge
turn someone on
give great pleasure to
please greatly
give joy to
give someone a kick
give a buzz
do one's heart good
make laugh
crack someone up
convulse
make smile
crease up
cheer up
humor
US
ecstasize
humour
UK
comfort
inspire
inspirit
indulge
refresh
nurture
party
make merry
laugh it up
give a party
treat to
have a get-together
toss a party
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
▲
Invite to do battle
throw down the gauntlet
dare
challenge
defy
confront
contest
ask for trouble
call out
cross swards
do something about it
invite to debate
knock the chip off one's shoulder
meet face to face
stand up to
start something
face
beard
brave
resist
oppose
outface
outbrave
brazen
breast
withstand
flout
scorn
make my day
square up to
meet head-on
front
stump
disregard
disobey
spurn
contemn
stick fast
rebel
repulse
fly in face of
deride
gibe
stick
ridicule
take a stand against
venture
outdare
despise
hurl defiance at
hold out against
hang tough
treat with contempt
slight
put up a fight against
call someone's bluff
take on
insult
tackle
accost
approach
assault
attack
meet
detain
encounter
waylay
nobble
collar
stop
halt
cope with
go one-on-one
take aside
threaten
antagonise
UK
call one's bluff
tell off
face off
brazen out
affront
face up to
come face to face with
face with
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
deal with
face down
come up against
repel
go up against
antagonize
US
buttonhole
stare down
browbeat
overawe
cow
intimidate
outstare
catch
grab
square up
solicit
importune
ambush
stare out
corner
intercept
face out
speak to
take up the gauntlet
hold your own
stand your ground
stay the course
accept a challenge
initiate a discussion with
stick to your guns
look sth in the eye
get to grips with
meet head on
stand up against
hail
throw down the gauntlet at
address
talk to
shout to
call to
surround
overcome
beat
swoop down on
pounce on
restrict
put a bold face on it
put on a bold front
tangle
face up
be defiant
look straight in the eye
urge
cope
bully
denounce
mock
pin down
mess with
square off
laugh at
muster courage
question
interview
run the gauntlet
throw down gauntlet
step over the line
knock chip off shoulder
cross-examine
discuss something with
remonstrate with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To offend the moral feelings of
shock
appal
UK
horrify
outrage
disgust
offend
revolt
stun
nauseate
scandalise
UK
scandalize
US
sicken
agitate
astound
disquiet
jolt
rock
stagger
traumatise
UK
traumatize
US
unsettle
amaze
astonish
disconcert
repel
shake
startle
surprise
upset
distress
disturb
dumbfound
floor
bewilder
daze
discompose
displease
perturb
stupefy
throw
unnerve
appall
US
dismay
dumfound
flabbergast
jar
paralyse
UK
abash
anger
antagonise
UK
antagonize
US
overcome
overwhelm
awe
devastate
electrify
insult
numb
paralyze
US
thunderstrike
bowl over
give offence to
shake up
take aback
gross out
knock out
raise someone's eyebrows
throw a curve
completely surprise
knock for six
set someone back on their heels
shake out of your complacency
give a turn
hit like ton of bricks
take the wind out of your sails
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UK
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US
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UK
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