99 entries under provoke topic. ×
| resist(verb, support, break, take, force) | |
| challenge(noun, verb, take, order, set) | |
| dare(noun, verb, take, order, get) | |
| oppose(verb, support, stop, break, take) | |
| brave(verb, take, get, set, advance) | |
| withstand(verb, support, stop, take, force) | |
| confront(verb, stop, take, get, meet) | |
| flout(verb, break, meet, show, reject) | |
| face(verb, set, meet, attack, oppose) | |
| beard(verb, take, get, meet, oppose) | |
| mock(verb, break, reject, disregard, ignore) | |
| scorn(noun, verb, hold, break, meet) | |
| disregard(verb, reject, oppose, ignore, agreement) | |
| dispute(verb, support, stop, get, force) | |
| repel(verb, support, stop, force, meet) | |
| stand up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support) | |
| affront(verb, break, take, order, meet) | |
| contest(verb, support, force, maintain, oppose) | |
| encounter(verb, take, meet, attack, oppose) | |
| call out(expression, challenge, dispute, demand) |
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