Synonyms for Asked for trouble:

• v.

  • throw down the gauntlet
  • ask for trouble
  ,
  • call out
  ,
  • challenge
  ,
  • confront
  ,
  • contest
  ,
  • cross swards
  ,
  • dare
  ,
  • defy
  ,
  • do something about it
  ,
  • invite to debate
  ,
  • knock the chip off one's shoulder
  ,
  • meet face to face
  ,
  • provoke
  ,
  • stand up to
  ,
  • start something
  .

• Other relevant words:

• arouse
,
• ask for it
,
• beset
,
• call forth
,
• chevvy
,
• chevy
,
• chivvy
,
• chivy
,
• competition
,
• contend
,
• cry
,
• cry out
,
• daring
,
• dispute
,
• elicit
,
• enkindle
,
• evoke
,
• exclaim
,
• face
,
• face up
,
• fire
,
• gainsay
,
• harass
,
• harry
,
• hassle
,
• hold
,
• hold up
,
• kick up
,
• kindle
,
• make bold
,
• molest
,
• outcry
,
• plague
,
• present
,
• presume
,
• raise
,
• refuse
,
• repugn
,
• resist
,
• shout
,
• stimulate
,
• take exception
,
• withstand
.

What are the hypernyms for Asked for trouble?

• Other hypernyms:

  courted disaster, flirted with danger, sought trouble.