English adjective: provocative | |||
1. | provocative serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy | ||
Samples | A provocative remark. A provocative smile. Provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance. | ||
Similar | agitating, agitative, challenging, charged, incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, intriguing, provoking, rabble-rousing, rousing, seditious | ||
See also | exciting | ||
Antonyms | unprovocative, unprovoking | ||
2. | provocative exciting sexual desire | ||
Samples | Her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative. | ||
Similar | sexy | ||
Antonyms | unsexy | ||