What does unprovoked mean?

unprovoked means "occurring without motivation or provocation".

How many syllables are in unprovoked?

unprovoked has 3 syllables: un-provo-ked. The stress falls on "ked". In IPA it is /ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/.

What is another word for unprovoked?

Close synonyms include motiveless, wanton. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is unprovoked a common word?

unprovoked is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with unprovoked?

2 words rhyme with unprovoked. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

unprovoked — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
occurring without motivation or provocation
“motiveless malignity”
“unprovoked and dastardly attack”
Synonymsmotiveless wanton
Similarunmotivated

Questions about unprovoked

What does unprovoked mean?: unprovoked means "occurring without motivation or provocation".
How many syllables are in unprovoked?: unprovoked has 3 syllables: un-provo-ked. The stress falls on "ked". In IPA it is /ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/.
What is another word for unprovoked?

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