goaded

VERB

egg on, incite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coerce harass hound prod provoke tease

STRONG

animate annoy arouse bully drive encourage excite exhort force goose impel inspirit instigate irritate lash move needle press prick prompt propel push rowel sic sound spark spur stimulate sting thrust trigger urge whip worry

WEAK

fire up key up put up to turn on work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

leave alone

STRONG

aid block bore calm check deaden depress discourage dissuade halt lull please praise prevent pull quiet repress soothe stop suppress surrender

Example Sentences

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goaded

A second complainant told jurors he had kissed Bowen in a café after being "goaded" into it by other boys.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Mr. Warsh resolutely refuses to be goaded into making news at post-FOMC press conferences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

He might have been tired or frustrated, but should not have let himself be goaded by America’s vice-president.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025

The beef continued at the Source magazine awards on 3 August 1995, when Knight goaded Combs and Bad Boy Records from the stage.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024

Oh, that fear of his self-abandonment—far worse than my abandonment—how it goaded me!

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë