unprovoked

/ ʌnprəˈvəʊkt /

adjective

1. not provoked by anything done or said

Example Sentences

Two teenagers "fuelled by drink and rage" stabbed a 38-year-old dad to death in an unprovoked attack, a court has heard.

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Despite video evidence showing the unprovoked attack, Oliva was barred from suing his assailants because Section 1983 doesn’t apply to federal officials.

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A woman who was stabbed in the neck in an unprovoked attack at a bus stop in Birmingham has died, police have confirmed.

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A woman is in a critical condition after being stabbed in the neck in an "unprovoked attack" in Birmingham city centre.

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Hewas struck by a rubber bullet and hit with tear gas last week in an apparently unprovoked attack by DHS agents.

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Related Words

• baseless 
• gratuitous 
• groundless 
• indefensible 
• inexcusable 
• unconscionable 
• undue 
• unfair 
• unfounded 
• unjust 
• unjustifiable 
• unjustified 
• unreasonable