Synonyms: provocative
Definition: serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
Usage: a provocative remark; a provocative smile; provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance- Anthony Trollope
Similar words: provoking, agitating, agitative
Definition: causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
Usage: a provoking delay at the airport
Similar words: challenging, intriguing
Definition: disturbingly provocative
Usage: an intriguing smile
Similar words: charged
Definition: capable of producing violent emotion or arousing controversy
Usage: the highly charged issue of abortion
Similar words: incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, seditious, rabble-rousing
Definition: arousing to action or rebellion
Similar words: rousing
Definition: rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading
Usage: tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation
Synonyms: provocative
Definition: exciting sexual desire
Usage: her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative
Similar words: sexy
Definition: marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
Usage: feeling sexy; sexy clothes; sexy poses; a sexy book; sexy jokes