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| Main Entry: | goad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stimulus |
| Synonyms: | catalyst, compulsion, desire, drive, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitement, irritation, lash, lust, motivation, passion, pressure, prod, spur, urge, whip, zeal, impulsion, incitation |
| Antonyms: | deterrent, discouragement, diversion, restraint |
| Main Entry: | goad |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | egg on, incite |
| Synonyms: | animate, annoy, arouse, bully, coerce, drive, encourage, excite, exhort, force, harass, hound, impel, instigate, irritate, lash, move, needle*, press, prick*, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, push, sound, spark*, spur, stimulate, sting*, tease, thrust, trigger, turn on*, urge, whip*, work up, worry, fire up, goose*, inspirit, key up, put up to, rowel, sic |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assist, help in wrongdoing |
| Synonyms: | advocate, back, condone, egg on*, encourage, endorse, goad, incite, instigate, prod, promote, provoke, sanction, spur, support, urge |
| Antonyms: | counter, deter, discourage, frustrate, hinder, hurt, impede, obstruct, resist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | agent provocateur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | secret agent |
| Synonyms: | agitator, firebrand, goad, incendiary, instigator, operative, rabble-rouser, radical, ringleader, spark, spy, troublemaker, intelligence agent, noncooperator, provocateur, provocative agent, provoker |
| Main Entry: | anger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make someone mad; become mad |
| Synonyms: | acerbate, affront, aggravate, agitate, annoy, antagonize, arouse, bait, blow up*, boil over*, boil*, bristle, burn, burn up, chafe, craze*, cross, displease, egg on*, embitter, enrage, exacerbate, exasperate, excite, fret, gall, get mad, get on one's nerves, goad, incense, inflame, infuriate, irritate, lose one's temper, madden, make sore, miff, nettle, offend, outrage, pique, provoke, raise hell, rankle, rant, rave, rile, ruffle, seethe, steam up*, stew, stir up, tempt, umbrage, vex |
| Antonyms: | calm, forbear, make happy, quiet, soothe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arouse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | excite, entice |
| Synonyms: | agitate, alert, animate, awaken, call, challenge, electrify, enliven, foment, foster, goad, incite, inflame, instigate, kindle, move, provoke, rally, rouse, send, spark, spur, stimulate, stir, thrill, turn on, warm, whet, whip up, work up, fire up, heat up, wake up, waken |
| Antonyms: | bore, calm, lull, quiet |
| Main Entry: | badger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nag, bother |
| Synonyms: | annoy, bait, bug, bully, eat*, goad, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, hound, importune, needle, nudge, pester, plague, ride, tease, torment, give the business, insist on, work on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | catalyst |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which incites activity |
| Synonyms: | agitator, goad, impetus, impulse, incendiary, incentive, incitement, motivation, reactionary, spark plug, spur, stimulant, adjuvant, enzyme, incitation, radical stimulus, reactant, synergist, wave maker |
| Antonyms: | block, prevention, blockage, preventer |
| Main Entry: | egg on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push to do something |
| Synonyms: | agitate, arouse, drive, encourage, excite, exhort, goad, incite, instigate, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, rally, spur, stimulate, urge, whip up, sic, stir up |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade, hold back, talk out of |
| Main Entry: | embolden |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encourage |
| Synonyms: | boost, buoy, cheer, energize, exhilarate, goad, inspire, invigorate, push, rally, reassure, refresh, spur, stir, sway, enhearten, give courage, give pep talk, inspirit, psyche up, revitalize |
| Main Entry: | enforce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put a rule, plan in force |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, administer, apply, carry out, coerce, commandeer, compel, constrain, demand, dictate, discharge, drive, effect, egg on*, emphasize, exact, execute, exert, expect, extort, fortify, fulfill, goad, hound, impel, implement, impose, incite, invoke, lash, make, necessitate, oblige, perform, press, prosecute, reinforce, require, sanction, spur, strain, stress, strong-arm, support, urge, whip, wrest, administrate, crack down, dragoon, force upon, insist on, lean on, put into effect, put screws to |
| Antonyms: | abandon, disregard, drop, forego, forget, neglect, overlook, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | excite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inspire; upset |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, agitate, amaze, anger, animate, annoy, arouse, astound, awaken, bother, chafe, delight, discompose, disturb, electrify, elicit, energize, evoke, fire, fluster, foment, galvanize, goad, incite, induce, inflame, infuriate, instigate, intensify, irritate, jar, jolt, kindle, madden, mock, move, offend, precipitate, provoke, quicken, rouse, start, stimulate, taunt, tease, thrill, titillate, vex, warm, whet, work up, worry, feed the fire, stir up, touch off, wake up, waken |
| Antonyms: | bore, calm, compose, deaden, lull, moderate, pacify, quiet, repress, tranquilize |
| Main Entry: | exhort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | urge, warn |
| Synonyms: | admonish, advise, beseech, bid, caution, counsel, egg on*, encourage, enjoin, entreat, goad, incite, insist, persuade, plead, preach, press, pressure, prick, prod, prompt, propel, spur, stimulate, call upon |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | instigate, provoke |
| Synonyms: | abet, agitate, arouse, brew, cultivate, encourage, excite, foster, goad, incite, nurse, nurture, promote, quicken, raise, set, spur, start, stimulate, whip up*, fan the flames, set on, sow the seeds, stir up |
| Antonyms: | cease, dampen, discourage, dissuade, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speed something; hurry |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, advance, bolt, bound, burn, bustle, clip*, cover ground*, dash, dispatch, expedite, express, flee, fly, gallop, get the lead out*, goad, haste, hie, hustle, leap, pace, plunge, precipitate, press, push, quicken, race, run, rush, scamper, scoot, scurry, scuttle, skip, sprint, spurt, step up*, tear, trot, urge, get cracking, make haste, make tracks, move quickly, not lose a minute, shake a leg, step on it, take wing, waste no time, whip around |
| Notes: | haste is overly eager speed while hasten is to act or move at high speed |
| Antonyms: | lag, linger, loiter, procrastinate, rest, tarry, go slow |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | herd |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gather; shepherd |
| Synonyms: | assemble, associate, collect, congregate, corral, drive, flock, force, goad, guide, huddle, lead, muster, poke, punch, rally, round up*, run, spur, scare up |
| Antonyms: | disperse, scatter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase, badger |
| Synonyms: | annoy, bait, be at, be on one's back, be on one's case, be on one's tail, beat the bushes*, bird-dog, bother, bug, chivy, curdle, dog*, drive, give chase, goad, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, hector, hunt, hunt down, impel, leave no stone unturned, persecute, pester, prod, provoke, pursue, rag on, rag*, ride, scout, scratch, scratch around, search high heaven, tail, take out after, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down, yap at |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hurry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act, move speedily |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, barrel, beeline*, breeze, bullet, burst, bustle, dash, dig in, drive, expedite, fleet, flit, fly, goad, haste, hasten, hustle, jog, nip, push, quicken, race, rip, rocket, roll, run, rush, sally, scoot, scurry, smoke, speed, spur, urge, whirl, whisk, whiz, zip, be quick, bestir, get a move on, go like lightning, hurry up, lose no time, make haste, make short work of, make time, make tracks, shake a leg, speed up, step on gas, step on it, turn on steam, whish |
| Antonyms: | dally, dawdle, delay, procrastinate, rest, slow, stall, wait |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prompt, incite |
| Synonyms: | actuate, boost, compel, constrain, drive, excite, foment, force, goad, induce, influence, inspire, instigate, jog, lash, mobilize, motivate, move, oblige, poke, power, press, prod, propel, push, require, shove, spur, start, stimulate, thrust, urge, set in motion |
| Antonyms: | delay, dissuade, repress, slow, suppress |
| Main Entry: | impetus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stimulus, force |
| Synonyms: | catalyst, energy, goad, impulse, incentive, incitement, momentum, motivation, power, pressure, push, spur, stimulant, urge, impulsion, incitation |
| Antonyms: | block, check, hindrance |
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