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
- referee's assistant
- refereeship
- reference
- reference bible
- reference book
- reference card
- reference catalog
- figure eight
- figure floating
- figure-ground
- figurehead
- figure-hugging
- figureless
- figure of eight
- figure of fun
- figure of merit
- figure of speech
- figure on
- figure skater
- figure skating
- figure someone out
- figure something out
- figurine
- fig wasp
- figwort