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egged on

  • verbpush to do something
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Synonyms for egged on

verb push to do something
  • agitate
  • arouse
  • drive
  • encourage
  • excite
  • exhort
  • goad
  • incite
  • instigate
  • pique
  • prick
  • prod
  • prompt
  • propel
  • rally
  • sic
  • spur
  • stimulate
  • stir up
  • urge
  • whip up

Antonyms for egged on

  • discourage
  • dissuade
  • hold back
  • talk out of
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.