Antonyms for goad

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : gohd

Phonetic Transcription : goʊd

Definition of goad

Origin : Old English gad "point, spearhead, arrowhead," from Proto-Germanic *gaido (cf. Lombardic gaida "spear"), from PIE *ghei- (cf. Sanskrit hetih "missile, projectile," himsati "he injures;" Avestan zaena- "weapon;" Greek khaios "shepherd's staff;" Old English gar "spear;" Old Irish gae "spear"). Figurative use is since 16c., probably from the Bible.

noun stimulus
verb egg on, incite

Example sentences :

The contempt he did not trouble to dissemble served but to goad them on.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Nothing could have been better calculated to goad him to extremity.
Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum

It was like a goad to the painted, shiny-eyed harridan on the sofa.
Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

But the spur, though it pricked, did not goad him into any action.
Extract from : « The Doctor's Family » by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

Time rules in those glades, Time with his whip and goad, and there is no peace.
Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding

Do you think you can goad a man to desperation and leave him as cool as when you began?
Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

The boss thrust the goad into the hand of the bashful fellow.
Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day

Ayrton, goad in hand, stood waiting the orders of this new master.
Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne

But he felt, you know—the urge, the goad, of his own career.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

If there was any one thing which could goad him to further action it was this picture.
Extract from : « The Man from the Bitter Roots » by Caroline Lockhart

Synonyms for goad

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