Synonyms for goad
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : gohd |
| Phonetic Transcription : goÊŠd |
Top 10 synonyms for goad Other synonyms for the word goad
- compulsion
- desire
- drive
- encourage
- excite
- exhort
- fire up
- force
- goose
- impel
- impetus
- impulse
- impulsion
- incentive
- incitation
- incitement
- inspirit
- instigate
- irritate
- irritation
- key up
- lash
- lust
- motivation
- move
- needle
- passion
- press
- pressure
- prick
- prod
- prompt
- propel
- push
- put up to
- rowel
- sic
- sound
- spark
- spur
- stimulate
- sting
- thrust
- trigger
- turn on
- urge
- whip
- work up
- worry
- zeal
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for goad
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