| Main Entry: |
goad |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
egg on, incite |
Synonyms: |
animate,
annoy,
arouse,
bully,
coerce,
drive,
encourage,
excite,
exhort, fire up,
force, goose,
harass, hound,
impel, inspirit,
instigate,
irritate, key up, lash,
move, needle,
press,
prick*,
prod,
prompt,
propel,
provoke,
push, put up to, rowel, sic,
sound,
spark*,
spur,
stimulate,
sting*,
tease,
thrust,
trigger, turn on,
urge,
whip*, work up,
worry
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Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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