What are some opposite words for goad?
Antonyms for goad
goʊdgoad
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term goad.
Princeton's WordNet
prod, goadnoun
a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurringverb
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
Synonyms:
spur track, goading, spurring, prod, prodding, gad, importunity, urgency, urging, acantha, spine, branch line, spurspur, goadverb
give heart or courage to
goadverb
urge with or as if with a goad
goad, prickverb
stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
Synonyms:
sting, prick, prick up, prickle, needle, twinge, spur, bite, cock upneedle, goadverb
goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
"He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"
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How to use goad in a sentence?
They’re going to make a great show of force in order to goad states into complying, if the TSA was to turn people away at the airport, people visiting grandmothers at Easter, there’d be a great show of anger, all aimed at the TSA.
Now think of the things which goad man into destroying man: they are hope, envy, hatred, fear and contempt.
The Adelaide University-educated Hempton:
You can goad him and he makes his positions bigger, that is even better to trade against. It's not a personal obsession - it's a way of making money.
Though the dungeon, the scourge, and the executioner be absent, the guilty mind can apply the goad and scorch with blows.
The media frequently wants to goad people into wars, into gladiator fights, you know. ... And I'm certainly not going to get into that.
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