Hyphenation of provocative

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word provocative? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

provoca-tive

Definitions of provocative:

1.	Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate Stimulating discussion or exciting controversy A provocative remark A provocative smile Provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance- Anthony Trollope
2.	Exciting sexual desire Her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative

Synonyms of provocative:

adj	provocative, agitative, agitating, provoking, challenging, intriguing, charged, incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious, rousing, exciting
adj	sexy

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.