provocation
Definitions
Noun
- Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- Something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
- Needed encouragement
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "provocation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | provocation | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | provocations | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "provocation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | population | 4 | 136 |
| 2 | publication | 4 | 55 |
| 3 | preservation | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | proposition | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | penetration | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | propagation | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | persecution | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | pedestrian | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | polarization | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | appropriation | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | procreation | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | presumption | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | speculation | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | premonition | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | punctuation | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | optimization | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | palpitation | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | panamanian | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | patagonian | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | pecksniffian | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | permutation | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | policewoman | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | polyhedron | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | port-london | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | predetermine | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | preelection | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | preignition | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | profanation | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | prostration | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | pythagorean | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "provocation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vocational | 4 | 77 |
| 2 | promotion | 3 | 26 |
| 3 | proclamation | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | provocative | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | probation | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | procreation | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | vocation | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | convocation | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | ovation | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | renovation | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | evocation | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | avocation | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | prognostication | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | relocation | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | provocations | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | revocation | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | revocations | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | vocations | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | proration | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | privation | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "provocation" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "provocation" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "provocation" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "provocation".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 30
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Türkiye to resist 'all kinds of provocations' amid Mideast tension: Fidan
Mar 15, 2026 Hürriyet Daily News
Mar 15, 2026 Hürriyet Daily News
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Mar 13, 2026 Middle East Monitor
Mar 13, 2026 Middle East Monitor
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