unprovoked

adjective

un·pro·voked ˌən-prə-ˈvōkt

: occurring without any identifiable cause or justification : not provoked

an unprovoked assault/attack

unprovoked anger

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Throughout the interview, Ye made provocative insinuations about Jews and money and went on unprovoked tangents. —

Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025 Tapia suffered a fractured skull and spent seven years in a coma following the unprovoked attack. —

Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025 Israel’s Cabinet approved the deal early Saturday morning for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages captured after Hamas' unprovoked attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. —

Brie Stimson, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025 Their true agenda is rooted in death and destruction, as evidenced by their unprovoked and brutal October 7 attack, which sparked this war. —

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