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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
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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
antagonize
US
persecute
pester
rasp
antagonise
UK
burn up
goad
trouble
inflame
spite
worry
eat
drive up the wall
outrage
get across
gripe
frost
distress
itch
make someone see red
hump
drive crazy
drive mad
rattle
badger
rark
discompose
tee off
get at
disgruntle
hack you off
bum out
bedevil
get your goat
frustrate
disquiet
give a hard time
hound
unsettle
disconcert
ire
mad
fluster
make somebody's hackles rise
drive round the bend
drive to distraction
hurt
disgust
heckle
dismay
steam up
enflame
unnerve
afflict
excite
flurry
give someone the pip
perplex
ruffle one's feathers
be on your back
get on your wick
concern
rankle with
grate on
make cross
drive round the twist
get up someone's nose
unhinge
pain
dog
distemper
frazzle
gnaw
try
distract
burn
put someone's nose out of joint
chivvy
discomfort
get your dander up
give someone grief
devil
discomfit
fuss
hector
arouse
mock
confuse
T-off
work up
rattle someone's cage
beleaguer
pick on
aggrieve
alarm
egg on
rag
sting
beset
empurple
embitter
mither
torture
haze
bully
be at
ail
mortify
rouse
exercise
nudge
fire up
challenge
turn off
wound
put down
faze
freak out
weird out
rib
dare
chaff
embarrass
discombobulate
get someone
stump
hagride
scandalize
US
dissatisfy
derail
defy
umbrage
criticize
US
oppress
rattle one's cage
be offensive
criticise
UK
jar on
get your hackles up
scandalise
UK
cheese off
shock
drive bananas
prick
ridicule
cause offense
work on
drive you up the wall
throw down the gauntlet
eat away at
alarum
be on the back of
deride
undo
guy
craze
chagrin
cross
heavy
acerbate
gibe
bewilder
chivy
browbeat
hack
disoblige
prod
pursue
henpeck
discountenance
besiege
jar
importune
incommode
depress
upbraid
make you see red
dump on
keep after
keep on at
take the mickey
whip up
wear on
ask for it
make fun of
rub you up the wrong way
breathe down someone's neck
bend someone's ear
make anxious
take the piss out of
give offence to
slight
victimize
US
abuse
sour
humiliate
injure
inconvenience
affect
razz
discommode
bite
kid
revolt
curse
tantalize
US
disrespect
diss
throw
horrify
repel
dis
floor
twit
rally
harrow
tantalise
UK
stir
zing
invite
revile
brown off
intimidate
raise hell
bore
be a thorn in someone's flesh
scold
slap
bum
berate
stimulate
appal
UK
confound
wrong
quiz
impose on
urge
victimise
UK
anguish
reproach
sicken
nauseate
jangle
spook
sledge
bid
summon
scoff at
jeer at
preoccupy
troll
intrude upon
slam
be a pain in the neck
shake up
be a thorn in someone's side
poke fun at
go on at
eat at
appall
US
dishearten
carp at
peck at
put off
strain
cut to the quick
stick in one's craw
agonize
US
give a bad time
set one's teeth on edge
pick at
gnaw at
rag on
get on the wrong side of
find fault with
make sport of
swipe at
be an affront to
laugh at
agonise
UK
try the patience of
mess with
make uneasy
pull one's leg
have on
drive nuts
derange
get someone's wick
bristle
haunt
rattle someone's chain
irritate greatly
titillate
make you angry
steam
boil
fester
cavil
break
make see red
blow up
run up the wrong way
wig
push one's buttons
make sore
lose one's temper
rile up
snit
pet
tiff
huff
stew
stress
drive insane
chide
rack
get on the nerves of
test
harm
disappoint
discontent
nag at
push button
heat up
disaffect
tangle
get in the hair of
thwart
foil
lash
cause annoyance to
cause resentment to
get on someone
stroke someone's hair the wrong way
mess
blight
assail
misplease
put
drive you crazy
stress out
make an enemy of somebody
obsess
be like a red rag to a bull
tire
hurry
jeer
despair
bustle
possess
shatter
begrudge
crab
grudge
excruciate
flutter
confront
dispraise
slander
burden
hit a sour note
noodge
macerate
attack
despoil
foray
bullyrag
hustle
push someon's buttons
sneer
dun
quicken
drive you to distraction
make livid
cause disquiet to
snub
insist
remind
resent
arouse hostility in
curdle
put on edge
set on edge
get on
grieve
drive you round the twist
drive you round the bend
slur
gibe at
sneer at
eat up
occupy
play dirty
hang up
get even
louse up
issue a challenge to
drive you off your head
be a pest
jerk around
scorn
disdain
scout
dig
flout
jab
twitter
lout
weary
throw off
psych out
disparage
drive you out of your mind
drive out of mind
make somebody's blood boil
give a zinger
give the cold shoulder
tatter
erode
fray
punish
scare
yap at
scratch around
make trouble
upset the applecart
flummox
pother
puzzle
domineer
search high heaven
interrupt
cause offence to
boil over
make indignant
cause offense to
give offence
be disagreeable
tread on someone's toes
be on one's case
impede
hinder
make someone fed up
exploit
manipulate
maltreat
violate
prey on your mind
occupy thoughts
do someone's head in
make someone scratch their head
lie heavy on
scour
wear down
fuddle
hurt somebody's feelings
cow
be a nuisance to
override
tyrannize
US
push
grip
incite trouble
stir the pot
have had enough
become bored
make discontented
grate at
exhaust someone's patience
lose patience
be a pest to
play cat and mouse
rub salt in wound
put through wringer
disrupt
wear
mistreat
belittle
ill-treat
egg
dominate
tyrannise
UK
enslave
scrape away
bite into
wear away
wear to shreds
gnaw away at
wear out
rage
psych
throw off balance
get on someone's case
misuse
abase
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
find fault
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
tyrannize over
be autocratic
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
cause anxiety to
ill-use
martyrize
take advantage of
do an injustice to
martyr
push buttons
invite to debate
ask for trouble
start something
turn on
make flip
bug up
mix up
step on the toes of
stun
josh
joke
stagger
traumatize
US
astound
jolt
rock
jive
go for jugular
give no quarter
lay a bad trip on
astonish
shake
amaze
surprise
startle
satirize
US
roast
banter
dumbfound
fun
daze
stupefy
paralyse
UK
dumfound
flabbergast
chiack
overwhelm
overcome
abash
shuck
traumatise
UK
paralyze
US
numb
devastate
thunderstrike
awe
electrify
smoke
rot
bowl over
take aback
spoof
sound
snap
satirise
UK
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
jibe at
send up
goof on
make jokes about
be sarcastic about
poke mullock at
make a monkey of
mess around
pull someone's leg
put on
poke borak at
flirt with
sling off at
flout at
lead on
sadden
weigh down
tax
cause suffering to
smite
crucify
weigh heavily on
discourage
frighten
deject
dispirit
crush
cause trouble to
daunt
cast down
hang over
press
put to trouble
wring
terrorize
US
demoralize
US
terrorise
UK
prey on
debilitate
make miserable
cause discomfort to
make unhappy
get down
be a great weight on
be a burden to
face
demoralise
UK
weigh heavily on someone's mind
fear
pressurize
US
sweat
tear
buffet
repulse
dampen
sap
visit
flip out
pressurise
UK
stretch
weigh on
give the business
dash
beat
impose
weigh heavily on one's mind
hunt
dampen spirits
press down on
cause anguish to
make wretched
cause agony to
cause concern to
bleed
inflict anguish on
drain
chill
make uncomfortable
weigh
be a burden on
make things hot for someone
make it hot for someone
give trouble
dull
mess with someone's head
beat down
make it tough
do in
niggle at
put in a spot
put on the spot
fool around
bedog
goose
belabour
UK
chevy
damage
roust
accost
terrify
carp
grizzle
kid around
tear away at
breath down someone's neck
give someone hell
cut
dragoon
expel
exile
belabor
US
bombard
indispose
be in someone's way
interfere
meddle
unman
insist on
grind
scar
turn
incapacitate
flip
cramp
exhaust
overcharge
be prey to
be hurtful to
mourn
cause anguish
cause suffering
lambaste
cause sorrow
key up
lay up
single out
come back to haunt
lean on
lie heavily on
put pressure on
entangle
hamper
be a weight on one's mind
barrack
boo
beleague
rock the boat
make a scene
bring down
aggress
bring pressure to bear on
sear
consternate
be in someone's hair
sweat out
get the knife into
stick the knife into
be disagreeable to
push the buttons of
interfere with
grind at
disenchant
suppress
subjugate
lower
take over
shout down
break one's heart
inflict trauma
deeply upset
impose upon
cause inconvenience to
be the victim of
barge in on
intrude on
unstring
abominate
put the squeeze on
make blue
drag down
put a damper on
break the heart of
put into a funk
jar upon
grate upon
lie heavy on someone's mind
weigh heavy on someone's mind
thumb nose at
wear upon
jump on one's case
hiss
offend morals of
horn in on
rasp one's nerves
devitalize
cause anxiety
be bothered
fall upon
fall on
put to some trouble
take control of
knock props out
make demands on
make severe demands on
put a strain on
tire out
start in on
create difficulties for
chasten
fill with loathing
butt in on
give the needle
kick up a fuss
kick up a stink
be a weight on someone's mind
cause pain to
lampoon
hurt deeply
envenom
humble
defeat
reluct
dish out
dish it out
give it to
stick it to
shout at
poison
alienate
inflict
bear down on
damp down
butt in
shout catcalls at
make game of
make your gorge rise
be repugnant to
make someone's stomach rise
wreck
wreak
befall
cast a pall over
overstretch
overtax
pressure
tense
tear to pieces
catch
disillusion
be a burden
be a nuisance
strike
hurt the feelings of
take
jaundice
empoison
make resentful
make bitter
desolate
disadvantage
avenge
crunch
overextend
discommodate
worsen
descend upon
descend on
force upon
bring down on
overdo
live off
blackmail
plunder
depredate
consume
kill
raid
load
extort
feed on
fleece
seize
live on
devour
acidulate
estrange
make rancorous
bitter
venom
drag
darken
damp
enervate
cause someone difficulty
cause to feel emotional strain
cause to feel mental strain
make tense
tense up
put in traction
push to the limit
put on trial
knock the stuffing out of
harsh someone's mellow
make one's heart bleed
give someone the blues
make despondent
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
be a problem to
give someone bother
make someone go out of his way
make ill
disagree
make unwell
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
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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
urge
create
effect
initiate
effectuate
bring
impel
inspirit
spur on
catalyze
US
prod
push
work up
agitate
actuate
start
catalyse
UK
influence
enliven
spawn
yield
egg on
persuade
energize
US
electrify
bring to pass
translate into
work
trigger off
sway
energise
UK
affect
wake
invigorate
US
set in motion
fan
compel
put in motion
do
bring out
press
originate
draw on
envigorate
UK
pick
be the cause of
bring forth
vivify
prick
exhilarate
lead
incentivize
US
make happen
fuel
incline
enthuse
awake
revive
bring into being
propel
incentivise
UK
thrill
ignite
vitalize
end in
advance
light a fire under
pump up
invite
get going
introduce
nudge
develop
fire the imagination of
intensify
entice
hatch
tempt
draw
be at the bottom of
pep up
call into being
sting
achieve
kick-start
summon
embolden
realize
US
culminate in
turn on
steel
convince
institute
kickoff
muster
establish
be conducive to
enact
entail
force
set on
instil
UK
further
get
fire the enthusiasm of
render
realise
UK
fan the flames of
actualize
instill
US
bear
educe
key up
accomplish
buoy
increase
set going
draw out
launch
pressure
set up
exhort
hearten
needle
buoy up
coerce
coax
cultivate
uplift
impress
touch
inveigle
intoxicate
finish in
titillate
summon up
commove
prevail upon
rile
talk into
sow the seeds of
involve
stoke up
get someone going
conjure up
call up
gee up
prevail on
secure
boost
solicit
organize
US
fire with enthusiasm
set
strengthen
wind up
procure
contribute
necessitate
cajole
evince
extract
jolt
bring off
charge
help
spell
dispose
fillip
cheer on
inaugurate
put up to
convert
oblige
psych
amount to
be instrumental in
terminate in
put in place
exalt
contrive
run
goose
found
organise
UK
drum up
predispose
conduce
conduce to
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
engineer
jumpstart
perform
drive on
manifest
sic
push forward
give incentive
reassure
agitate for
commence
fortify
add to
irritate
risk
mean
constrain
exacerbate
root on
recall
refresh
pull off
court
hound
heighten
dragoon
propagate
have a hand in
innervate
nurture
remind
forward
woo
taunt
psych up
redound to
inform
boost up
conjure
bear up
have a part in
mobilize
US
issue
chirk up
make possible
charge up
get to
ask for
challenge
multiply
play a part in
wake up
strike
mobilise
UK
spirit up
feed the fire
wheedle
condition
elate
spook
cheer up
set afoot
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
beg for
give someone a kick
crank up
start off
bring on oneself
sweet-talk
amp up
start the ball rolling
fester
intrigue
agitate against
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
craze
juice
be a factor in
gain
satisfy
reproduce
motive
open the door for
resurrect
grill
vex
augment
sow
incarnate
oil the wheels of
have the effect of
be partly responsible for
chivvy
extort
add fuel
make wild
predetermine
act as an incentive to
work into lather
imbue
infuse
result
add fuel to the flames
heat up
build a fire under
cheer
fluster
upset
activize
ruffle
fan the fire
exact
put one in mind of
remind one 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
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
give incentive to
set astir
start up
disturb
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
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
innerve
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
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
plead
demand
sue
request
harass
obligate
whet one's appetite
be likely to cause
be likely to lead to
entreat
lure
countenance
command
conclude
revitalise
UK
squeeze
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
nag
kick
blackjack
petition for
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
prosecute
negotiate
commit
constitute
put through
follow through with
innovate
construct
deliver
pioneer
earn
net
return
turn
assemble
materialize
US
forge
design
afford
have
materialise
UK
cause to be
bring into existence
install
US
knock up
knock together
compose
instal
UK
bring in
provide
undertake
legislate
decree
send
supply
steer
procreate
pass
concoct
distil
UK
distill
US
lay down
mould
UK
parent
mother
fashion
shape
craft
author
mold
US
ordain
fabricate
machinate
induct
set down
father
usher in
cause to become
leave
go through
birth
invent
commission
put together
devise
order
gross
prejudice
formulate
tender
pay
dictate
come out with
authorize
US
coin
open up
give life to
furnish
bestow
delegate
knock off
bring into the world
think up
pronounce
piece
rig
erect
cast
discover
germinate
dream up
govern
reason
win
proclaim
impose
pull in
rake in
pay out
bring to fruition
engage in
authorise
UK
practise
UK
sire
make of a mind to
get round
put in force
come up with
practice
US
sell for
be a source of
brainstorm
ratify
reap
inflict
undergo
crystallize
US
clinch
utter
revolutionize
US
sanction
evolve
adapt
transact
fructify
embark on
transpire
land
appoint
let out
accrue
operate
give birth
mint
synthesise
UK
synthesize
US
manufacture
annex
US
imagine
vote in
annexe
UK
prepare
proffer
score
emit
give forth
take
draw up
spearhead
modernize
US
throw together
conceive of
apply
improvise
mastermind
crystallise
UK
make into law
tend
be brought to bed of
rear
be delivered of
drop
make ready
offer
blossom
admit
beam
be the inventor of
modernise
UK
put up
revolutionise
UK
start out
throw up
ring in
verge
prepare by fermentation
be the mother of
patent
be the father of
work out
make work
be successful
bring home the bacon
score a success
proliferate
impregnate
bend
teach
indoctrinate
market for
go for
wax
make expectant
make you of a mind to
produce offspring
haul in
gather in
give off
sell
grow into
charter
invest
designate
place
sire offspring
pursue
beget offspring
bring young into the world
father offspring
counsel
magic
propagandize
US
enlist
proselytize
US
draft
US
depute
put screws to
put into effect
bring to bear
put into action
put into operation
run into
perfect
proselyte
propagandise
UK
proselytise
UK
brainwash
draught
UK
refine
polish
plead with
win argument
twist someone's arm
bring to senses
work over
press someone into
convert to
gain confidence of
cause to believe
talk round
pressurize into
reason someone into
lead to believe
turn somebody on to
pressure someone into
prove to
lead to do
wear down
charm
bag
crown
cap
talk
flatter
make a reality
call upon
make something appear
produce as if by magic
magic up
reach
blarney
worm
carry on
round off
make short work of
polish off
be done with
put the finishing touches to
put the final touches to
get out of the way
top off
beguile
rule
enjoin
wage
devote oneself to
proceed with
fight
go on with
blandish
palaver
argue
mandate
prescribe
kowtow
con
snow
oil
finagle
soap
seduce
deal
elect
bless
foresay
nominate
adjudge
butter up
soften up
sweeten up
lay it on
spread it on
walk heavy
put your foot down
lay down the law
deal with
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
scorn
sneer
gibe
belittle
jeer at
laugh at
scoff at
disdain
poke fun at
detract
flout
make fun of
jibe at
pillory
contemn
twit
rib
jibe
torment
vilify
rag on
knock
rag
decry
rally
scout
skewer
pooh-pooh
treat with contempt
shoot down
smear
take the piss out of
chaff
besmirch
disgrace
needle
lampoon
tarnish
despise
satirize
US
jab
gibe at
satirise
UK
make sport of
run down
hold up to ridicule
drag through the mud
drag through the mire
make jokes about
cock a snook at
give a bad name
do a hatchet job on
traduce
heckle
bother
sully
smirch
blacken
shame
kid
taint
stigmatize
US
cheapen
razz
quiz
lout
banter
scandalize
US
vilipend
bait
underrate
reproach
demean
dig
fleer
jest
scorch
quip
belie
detract from
flout at
heap scorn on
hoot
speak ill of
scandalise
UK
pour scorn on
speak evil of
poke mullock at
stigmatise
UK
treat contemptuously
throw mud at
fling mud at
sling mud at
tell lies about
rank out
sneeze at
sniff at
quip at
take the mickey
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
goof on
blacken someone's name
show contempt for
thumb nose at
misbid
misrespect
dismiss
hurl insults
give offense
rubbish
back-bite
snicker
smile
ride
goad
hassle
spurn
vituperate
laugh
guy
haze
villainize
blacken the name of
lie about
deprecate
blacken the character of
hurl insults at
put your back up
get at
condescend
crack
caricature
burlesque
grin
travesty
swipe
leer
dump
criticise
UK
upbraid
twitter
criticize
US
put zingers on
cast slur on
deign
make a fool of
laugh in the face of
treat with disdain
snigger
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
swipe at
hector
attack somebody's dignity
curl one's lip
knock down
poor-mouth
cast down
cut down to size
distress
discount
pain
catcall
hiss
interrupt
boo
grieve
sting
barrack
get
shock
shout disapproval
shout down
shout at
lower
humble
disturb
shout disapproval at
comeback
hiss at
boo at
hoot at
blow raspberries
whistle at
snipe
catcall at
trouble
traumatize
US
discomfort
stain
anguish
sadden
blow raspberries at
cut down
torture
crucify
josh
traumatise
UK
poke fun
put on
chasten
sink
foul
make a crack
censure
make miserable
soil
give the Bronx cheer to
give a hard time
laugh out of court
besmear
gnaw at
cause suffering to
devalue
jape
shake up
tear to pieces
do in
jive
mudsling
expose
diminish
hurt the feelings of
chiack
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
wind up
make a monkey of
make a monkey out of
be sarcastic about
show contempt
laugh to scorn
sling off at
be contemptuous of
have a crack at
take a swipe at
curl your lip at
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
turn your nose up at
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
send up
joke
parody
fun
pull one's leg
mimic
smoke
reject
rot
shuck
disregard
have on
snoot
snub
high-hat
hate
spoof
imitate
fool
pick on
mess around
pull someone's leg
turn up one's nose at
poke borak at
look down upon
take off
harass
undervalue
raz
repudiate
misprize
whistle
abhor
make light of
hold up to shame
scout at
be scornful about
do
distort
pervert
be contemptuous about
ape
rail at
wisecrack
gag
jolly
look down one's nose at
make a game of
pull someone's chain
make fun
squib
fligger
frazzle
cock a snook
walk over
disbelieve
fleer at
play down
rebuff
brush aside
feel contempt for
dig at
chill
abominate
regard with contempt
snicker at
snigger at
cartoon
deflate
unmask
amuse
flip
prank
divert
entertain
smile at
make a joke of
thumb one's nose
be allergic to
bite one's thumb at
wipe
slam-dunk
wave aside
make little of
undermine
susurrate
copy
yuck
yuk
seethe
murmur
whisper
pun
sally
express contempt
mime
do a takeoff of
sheikh
UK
do an impression of
sheik
US
impersonate
exaggerate
twist
utter catcalls
shun
have a joke with
shout
make someone a laughing stock
expose to ridicule
poke borack
make a laughing-stock
sham
mess
hold up to scorn
frolic
gambol
hoax
give the bird to
make a mockery of
play on
fool around
spit on
spit in the face of
turn down
turn back on
spit in the eye of
play the fool
play a practical joke
rot someone
play tricks
play a joke
mess about
play a trick
put someone on
fool about
play a prank
plague
worry
pester
harry
badger
bedevil
importune
vex
devil
nudge
gnaw
beleaguer
dog
sound
snap
lead on
flirt with
be at
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
pull
bowl over
distract
sweep off feet
impress
gratify
win over
catch
amaze
capture
astound
knock dead
awe
knock out
affect
overcome
stupefy
touch
strike
stagger
woo
tickle your fancy
inveigle
astonish
satisfy
induce
stun
dumbfound
blow away
overawe
floor
take your breath away
take
monopolize
US
hold the attention of
hold your attention
cheer
delectate
solace
monopolise
UK
persuade
make a hit with
regale
inspire
bait
hold in awe
tickle to death
influence
vamp
daze
float someone's boat
catch the eye of
engulf
employ
decoy
disport
razzle-dazzle
betray
bewilder
rope in
solicit
court
make happy
be of interest to
beckon
steer
take up
bring in
pull in
give pleasure to
light someone's fire
whet the appetite of
sweep someone off their feet
suck in
obsess
fix
fixate
fill
seize
gain
content
subjugate
capture your imagination
coax
ensorcell
mislead
scintillate
snare
cajole
pleasure
delude
trick
concern
catch hold of
strike dumb
recreate
consume
soak
rejoice
indulge
humour
UK
humor
US
send into raptures
enliven
relax
arouse curiosity
catch your eye
arride
draw attention
make your mouth water
fracture
be attractive to
take aback
leave speechless
be a hit with
go over big
turn someone on
hit the spot
come on
be the ticket
give someone a kick
keep busy
give a buzz
please greatly
tie up
maintain
keep
sweep sombeody off his/her feet
be unable to take one's eyes off
blind
bind
subject
petrify
be interesting to
perk up
own
gorgonize
forspeak
control
voodoo
bedevil
wrap up
paralyze
US
root
paralyse
UK
matter to
envelop
rivet the attention of
endear
spark
prompt
bury
root to the spot
get under your skin
psych
keep alive
keep up
have an impact on
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
hog
corner
assimilate
apply
waken
whet
attend
call
comfort
inspirit
ecstasize
pick up
put the whammy on
put under magic spell
psych out
blow your mind
engage one's attention
sit up
whet one's appetite
panic
give someone a charge
give great pleasure to
do one's heart good
score with
freak out
give joy to
lead
surprise
glitz
crack up
make merry
stir up
arouse the curiosity of
train
rope
drag
hit on
draw in
be concerned with
be active with
take someone's fancy
whet someone's appetite
become lost
sew up
up on
be hung
bring forth
call forth
argue into
bring around
put 'em away
get one's jollies
break one up
knock 'em dead
be a source of fascination to
engage someone's attention
exert a pull on
exert influence on
throw yourself into
get lost in
lose oneself in
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
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
sweep you off your feet
hearten
uplift
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
escalate
boost
enhance
raise
strengthen
reinforce
expand
deepen
build up
extend
beef up
swell
inflate
grow
aggrandize
step up
intensate
multiply
enlarge
elevate
accentuate
redouble
mount
develop
crank up
bump up
advance
build
amp up
snowball
jack up
mushroom
rise
improve
upgrade
consolidate
hike
exaggerate
spike
hike up
sharpen
rouse
accelerate
supplement
balloon
proliferate
broaden
exalt
make greater
pump up
concentrate
progress
nurture
quicken
widen
cultivate
burgeon
skyrocket
lift
amass
fester
up
enrich
increment
emphasize
US
accumulate
stress
gain strength
pick up
pile on
emphasise
UK
further
make bigger
put salt on the wound
make larger
top up
pour gasoline on the fire
damage
accrue
promote
encourage
fan
fuel
optimize
US
ferment
hasten
brew
smoulder
UK
send up
heat
underline
parlay
foster
stimulate
smolder
US
soup up
spread
maximize
US
maximise
UK
puff up
enforce
add
optimise
UK
breed
hot up
become worse
gather steam
make something worse
thrive
boom
flourish
bloom
propagate
uprise
sprout
run up
twist the knife in the wound
rub salt into the wound
appreciate
go up
climb
mount up
well
grow stronger
spiral
surge
soar
rocket
jump
surge up
get higher
arise
shoot up
leap
bourgeon
lighten
darken
brighten
whet
point
accent
triple
double
lengthen
set off
add fuel
tone up
heap on
pile up
stack up
wax
go through the roof
blow up
roll up
billow
speed up
pour it on
supersize
stoke
hype
ameliorate
pad
sweeten
piggyback
turbocharge
make better
tag on
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 ❯
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