In a sentence
Pique in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing pique in a sentence.
The mysterious headline piqued my curiosity at once.
Synonyms
Antonyms
boredullsatisfy
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Common questions
Questions about “pique”
Pique (verb) means to stimulate interest or to cause resentment
Here is pique used in an example sentence: "The mysterious headline piqued my curiosity at once."
Common synonyms for pique include arouse, provoke, stir, kindle.
Antonyms of pique include bore, dull, satisfy.
Pique is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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