PROVOKER Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

provoker

noun

as in prompter

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Noun

Everyone — even Trent [Reznor]’s thing — was on the prompter.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Today, while a prompter interacts directly with the separate query, an architect is a multi-responsible person.

— Taras Tymoshchuk, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Definition of prompter

Noun

The Houthi rebels have long been backed by Iran and reviled by Saudi Arabia.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Further complicating exports, Yemen's Houthi rebels are now disrupting shipping in the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, targeting Saudi tankers and threatening an alternative oil route.

— Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of rebel

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Based on the true story of a reform school where Black boys went missing, the novel pairs the stories of two teens, one a troublemaker and the other caught up by mistake.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
She was cast as Athena, the class ‘troublemaker’ was Odysseus, and the school’s headmaster bumbled around, one-eyed, as the Cyclops.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

Definition of troublemaker

Noun

June’s primary victories by left-wing candidates in New York have been described as a political earthquake, with insurgent socialists winning races statewide, including high-profile congressional victories and nearly a dozen more downballot.

— Danny Kaplowitz, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
So far though, the prediction market insurgents have not meaningfully cut into sportsbook profits.

— Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 July 2026

Definition of insurgent

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More than four decades later, Kinnock’s actions remain among the most memorable examples of a political leader confronting extremists on his own side.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Lamb also swapped racist jokes with a border extremist in an online message exchange, The Republic found, and spent months launching a multimillion-dollar ranch business in Tennessee while running for Congress in Arizona.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of extremist

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No experienced concert promoter books talent by follower count.

— Ramin Seyed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Plaintiffs alleged that the event promoters were negligent in failing to secure required permits, not providing adequate security or crowd control and misrepresenting the event as safe for families, according to the statement.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of promoter

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