goad

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of GOAD

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action <tried to goad me into auditioning for the play>

Synonyms egg (on), encourage, exhort, goad, nudge, press, prod, prompt

Related Words drive, propel, spur, stimulate; hurry, hustle, push, rush; adjure, beseech, implore, importune; blandish, cajole, coax, soft-soap, wheedle; high-pressure, nag, needle, pressure; foment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir (up)

Near Antonyms deter, discourage, dissuade; brake, check, constrain, curb, hold back, inhibit, restrain

to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object <goading the horse forward into the stall>

Synonyms dig, goad, spur

Related Words chuck, jab, jog, knock, nudge, poke; bore, drill, perforate, pierce, prick, punch, puncture, stab, stick; drive, hale, propel

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