After seeing her provocative body, he became obsessed with her.
Source: tatoeba (327961)
Provocative
//pɹəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv//
Synonyms for "provocative" (194 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (58)
distressingdisturbingelectricelectricalenchantingencouragingenergizingengagingenravishingenthrallingenticingentrancingenviableeroticerwhelmingexasperatingexasperativeexcitingexhilaratingexotic
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expressivefascinatingfetchingflirtatiousgallinggalvanicgalvanizingglamorousgoadharassingheadyheart-expandingheart-stirringheart-swellingheart-thrillinghumiliatinghypnoticimmodestimpetusimpressiveimpulseincensingincentiveincitationincitementinflammatoryinfuriatinginterestingintoxicatingintriguinginvitingirksomeirresistibleirritatingjarring
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joltingjuicylikablelivelylovablemaddeningmesmericmind blowingmind-blowingmortifyingmotivationmouth wateringmouth-wateringmovingnettlesomeoffensiveoutrageousovercomingovermasteringoverpowering
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4 entriesderived
5 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
11 entriessimilar
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Translations
36 translations across 21 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مُسْتَفِز adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Belarusian
1 entries- правакацы́йны adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Bulgarian
2 entries- възбуждащ adj (tending to arouse sexual interest)
- провокиращ adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Catalan
2 entries- provocador adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
- provocatiu adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Czech
1 entries- provokativní adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Dutch
1 entries- provocatief adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Finnish
4 entries- provokatiivinen adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
- provokatorinen adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
- provokatorinen adj (tending to arouse sexual interest)
- provosoiva adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
French
2 entries- provocateur adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
- provocatrice adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
German
1 entries- provokant adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Greek
2 entries- προκλητικός adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
- προκλητικός adj (tending to arouse sexual interest)
Hindi
3 entries- उत्तेजक adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
- उत्तेजक adj (tending to arouse sexual interest)
- कामुक adj (tending to arouse sexual interest)
Hungarian
1 entries- provokatív adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Indonesian
1 entries- provokatif adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Italian
2 entries- attraente adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
- procace adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Māori
2 entries- whakataratara adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
- whakatumatuma adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- provoserende adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- provoserande adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Polish
2 entries- prowokacyjny adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
- wyzywający adj (tending to arouse sexual interest)
Russian
2 entries- провокати́вный adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
- провокацио́нный adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Spanish
2 entries- provocador adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
- provocativo adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Ukrainian
2 entries- провокати́вний adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
- провокаці́йний adj (tending to provoke strong negative feeling)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Mary is wearing provocative clothing.
Source: tatoeba (1542581)
Mary presented a provocative thesis: "Slang is becoming the new English."
Source: tatoeba (2656680)
That's a really provocative question.
Source: tatoeba (3725749)
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