PROVOKER Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

provoker

noun

as in prompter

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Noun

Sometimes, the accountability gap could be caused by an operator gap, the divide between AI's potential and the actual real-world performance with a human prompter.

— Punnam Raju Manthena, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Everyone — even Trent [Reznor]’s thing — was on the prompter.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of prompter

Noun

The deal came as Washington increased pressure on neighboring Rwanda over its support for M23 rebels, a dynamic analysts say may help explain Congo’s willingness to cooperate.

— Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The fun way to approach this premise would be to focus on the rebels.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebel

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In fact, in the early days of Trumpism’s rise the South Carolina Senator attempted to block it from taking hold of a party that, just eight years earlier, had once been helmed by Graham’s best friend and fellow Senate troublemaker John McCain.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 28 July 2026
In the movie, Broderick played Ferris, a teenage troublemaker who breaks the rules — and the fourth wall.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of troublemaker

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Relations between the Taliban and Pakistan — initially their most important partner — are tense, as Islamabad accuses Kabul of supporting Pakistani insurgents.

— Reuters, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
An insurgent socialist wing, led by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has toppled several incumbent Democrats this midterm cycle.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of insurgent

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Spinks has spent years investigating and documenting nihilistic violent extremists and reported Spitze’s concerning online footprint to law enforcement.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
With a real-world legal event like the SPLC indictment, extremists can point to government action as evidence that their worldview is being validated.

— Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of extremist

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Terrell, who is gay and doubles as a night-club promoter, brings in scores of drinkers to their perpetually sleepy pub, transforming it into Philadelphia’s trendiest gay bar.

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
The concert promoter’s local portfolio leaves a gap in the market for acts that have graduated beyond the smaller venues but aren’t yet drawing arena-sized crowds, Schalk said.

— Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of promoter

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And sure, six to eight weeks of emergency supplies might sound a little alarmist — maybe borderline doomsday prep-y.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
But these predictions were often shrugged off as hypothetical or alarmist and failed to stir public or government action.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Definition of alarmist

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