unprovoked
/ʌnprəˈvəʊkt
/adjective
Carried out, occurring, or acting without direct provocation: an unprovoked attack on an innocent man...
- Once again we have seen a totally unprovoked and malicious attack carried out on impulse.
- The boys' parents are alleged to have carried out the unprovoked assault.
- We insist that those responsible for conspiring to wage unprovoked wars and carry out illegal coups must be tried for war crimes.
Rhymes
- over/under
- overuse
- over-vain
- overvaluation
- overvalue
- overvault
- overvaulting
- over-veil
- overventilate
- overventilation
- overview
- overviewer
- over-violent
- overvoltage
- overvote
- overvoting
- overvulcanise
- over-vulcanization
- over-vulcanize
- overvulcanize
- over-warm
- have (or add) another string to one's bow
- have (or be on) a short fuse
- have (or eat) someone for breakfast
- have (or gain) the upper hand