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
- havelling
- havelock
- havelock cap
- Havel, Václav
- have many (or other) irons in the fire
- have many strings to one's bow
- have mercy on (or upon)
- haven
- havenage
- have need of/to do something
- havener
- havenership
- have nerves of steel
- havenless
- haven master
- haven mouth
- have no business
- have no concern with
- havenor
- have-not
- have-nothing
- have nothing on someone
- have nothing to do with
- have nothing to lose
- have no time for