provokes
Definitions
Verb
- Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- Evoke or provoke to appear or occur
- Provide the needed stimulus for
- Annoy continually or chronically
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "provokes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | appendix | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | public's | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | patrick's | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | picnics | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | perplex | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | sputniks | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | apparatchiks | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | padlocks | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | pancakes | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | pantex | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | passbooks | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | patchworks | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | patlex | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | patricks | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | pentax | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | playtex | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | portec's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | poulenc's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | prefix | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | pretax | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | publics | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | publix | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | pullbacks | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | purex | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | spacewalks | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | spandex | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | spelunks | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "provokes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | provides | 2 | 81 |
| 2 | prove | 1 | 53 |
| 3 | proves | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | improves | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | provoked | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | proposes | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | rookies | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | promotes | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | provoke | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | pokes | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | provost | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | proverbs | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | provote | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | brookes | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | unprovoked | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | vokes | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | rooks | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | rooke | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | provo | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | provosts | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "provokes" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "provokes" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "provokes" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "provokes".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 27
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.
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