Synonyms for unprovoked
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Happening without provocation.
Near-synonym: unmotivated
Related words
- Is a kind of
- unprompted unstimulated unjustified unjustifiable
Example sentences
- motiveless The police are investigating a motiveless murder.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unprovoked | steady | |
| motiveless | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- wanton2
- 10 letters
- motiveless
- 11 letters
- unmotivated
- 13 letters
- unjustifiable6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wanton2 = 2 syllables).