Synonyms for provoked
pro·voked

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1. aggravated, provokedadjective

   incited, especially deliberately, to anger

   "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child"

   Synonyms:
   aggravated

   Antonyms:
   unangry(p)

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1. List of paraphrases for "provoked":

   caused, aroused, triggered, led, induced, sparked, raised

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1. Eddie Brummelman:

   It's a very young field of research but what we do know is that narcissistic children... feel more entitled than others and they want to be admired by others, when they feel they don't get the admiration they want, when they are humiliated or when they are rejected, they tend to lash out aggressively, so it predicts provoked aggression.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   Our development of the latest systems and weapons that are really unparalleled in the world was caused -- and, it can be said, provoked -- by the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, we were simply forced and were obliged, of course, to ensure the security of our people and our country.

3. Le Drian:

   The region deserves better than further destabilization provoked by American withdrawal. So we want to adhere to it and see to it that Iran does too, that Iran behaves with restraint.

4. Nick Sandmann:

   I was not intentionally making faces at the protestor. I did smile at one point because I wanted him to know that I was not going to become angry, intimidated or be provoked into a larger confrontation.

5. Prime Minister Peter O'Neill:

   The facts relayed to me are that a small group of students were violent, threw rocks at police and provoked a response that came in the form of tear gas and warning shots.