| 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, sic, spur, stimulate, stir up, urge, whip up |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade, hold back, talk out of |
| 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 |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade |
| Main Entry: | prod |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | urge, incite |
Synonyms: |
crowd*, egg on, excite, exhort, goad, goose, impel, instigate, jog memory, motivate, move, pique, prick, prompt, propel, provoke, push, remind, rouse, sic, sound, spark, spur, stimulate, stir up, trigger, turn on |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade |
| Main Entry: | prompt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | incite, cue |
Synonyms: |
advise, aid, arouse, assist, bring up, call forth, cause, convince, draw, egg on, elicit, evoke, exhort, get, give rise to, goad, help, help out, hint, impel, imply, indicate, induce, inspire, instigate, jog, mention, motivate, move, occasion, persuade, prick*, prod, propel, propose, provoke, refresh, remind, sic, spur, stimulate, suggest, talk into, urge, win over |
Antonyms: |
halt, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | spur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | incite, prompt |
Synonyms: |
animate, arouse, awaken, countenance, drive, egg on, exhort, favor, fire up, goad, goose, impel, instigate, key up, press, prick, prod, propel, push, put up to, rally, rouse, sic, spark, stimulate, stir, trigger, turn on, urge, work up |
Antonyms: |
disapprove, discourage, dissuade |