Foreign films often pique the interest of Americans only if they have a lot of action scenes.
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Pique
/piːk/
Synonyms for "pique" (201 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (60)
drive up the walldudgeonegg onembitterenlivenexaltexasperateexasperationexciteexcite interestexerciseexhilaratefanfan the flamefascinatefashfeed the firefermentfillipfire
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (100)
involveinvolve inirkirkingirritateirritationjazz upmaddenmiffmolestmotivatemovenagneedlenettlenudzhnylonoffensepeevepersecute
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pesterpetpickpick onpick upplaguepluck the beardplumepotherpreenprickprideprimeprodprovocationprovokepunchput output up toquickenraiseraise uprallyranklerenewresentmentresuscitatereviveriderileroilrouserufflescowlset astirset onset upsharpensic onsnuffspitestewstimulatestirstir the bloodstir the embersstir uptantalizeteasetickletifftitillatetormenttry the patienceturn ontweak the noseumbragevexvexationwake upwakenwhetwhip upwork upworry
Noun(12 words)
Verb(3 words)
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More general
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
More specific
13 entriesannoyanceattentioncotton piquécuriositydispleasuregeometric motifinjury to prideinterestoffensepolyester piquéraised motifresentmentsilk piqué
Collocations
11 entriesattentioncotton piquécuriosityinterestpique weavepiqué fabricraised patternresentmentsilk piquésuspiciontextile texture
Inflections
3 entriesTranslations
8 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- възбуждам verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 好奇心） verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
- 激起（兴趣 verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
Czech
2 entries- vyvolat verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
- vzbudit verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
Spanish
3 entries- azuzar verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
- encorajinar verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
- picar verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
Sample sentences
34 total sentences available.
That was enough to pique my curiosity.
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What would pique your interest?
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This book might pique your mother’s curiosity.
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Showing 4 of 34 available sentences.