goading

Examples

• All

• The indignation against Carthage, combined with Spendius's goading, incites the Mercenaries to leave Sicca and begin the campaign.

  Academic text (1992)

• I decided after much goading and much drinking that I would do it.

  Blog text (34)

• I just felt like it was a public goading, not just of everybody that they didn't seem to have any respect for.

• But they should not need a subsidy from a taxpayer or goading from a regulator to make this decision.

  Blog text (14)

• "We had a cup of brandywine each," Jamie obediently reported, under my goading.

  Fiction book (1992)

• While we realize this is serious business, with millions of dollars in sales at stake, there's definitely a playful overtone to Nokia's public goading of Samsung like this.

  Blog text (27)

• After much goading from his friends, he finally agreed to join the competition.

• Her constant goading encouraged him to push past his limits during the race.

Synonyms

U

urging

vsgoading

23 3.9

A strong request or feeling that pushes someone to act

is more likely to involve provocation or taunts rather than gentle persuasion

S

spur

vsgoading

15 4.1

A short comment that encourages someone to do something

is the act form that often uses taunts or persistent urging

P

prodding

vsgoading

10 4.1

Encouragement from someone who keeps asking you to do something

is similar but often also includes insulting or provoking language

T

taunting

vsgoading

• Offensive

7 6.3

Saying things to make someone feel bad or angry

is about provoking or urging often by persistent pressure rather than mocking

C

coaxing

vsgoading

5 4.4

Gentle persuasion using praise or kind words to get someone to do something

is often more aggressive using taunts or persistent pushing for action

B

badgering

vsgoading

3 7.5

Repeated annoying demands or questions from someone

is more about provoking for action rather than simply annoying

P

prod

vsgoading

3 4.4

A small push or reminder that makes someone start doing something

is often more provocative including taunting or persistent pushing

W

wheedling

vsgoading

1 7.8

Getting someone to do something by saying nice things and asking again and again

is harsher more likely to use provocation or insults to push action

I

incitation

vsgoading

1 8.6

An action or speech that urges people to do something, often in a harmful way

is broader by often involving taunting or repeated urging

G

goad

vsgoading

1 7.4

Something that urges someone to act, often by provoking or challenging them

is the act rather than the object and often uses taunts

P

prompting

vsgoading

1 3.8

Encouraging someone to do something by suggesting it

is often harsher using taunts or repeated urging instead of gentle suggestion

J

jawboning

vsgoading

• Literature

1 8.7

Strong pressure by officials to influence people's actions or decisions

is usually more personal and can include taunting or repeated urging

C

cajolery

vsgoading

1 8.4

Gentle praise and kind words used to get someone to do something

is usually more provocative or insulting rather than gentle flattery

S

spurring

vsgoading

4.6

Words from a coach or friend that encourage someone to try something

is often harsher using provocation or repeated pressure to force action

M

motivating

vsgoading

3.4

Helping someone want to do something by giving reasons or rewards

is more about provoking through insults or repeated pressure than offering reasons

P

pestering

vsgoading

3.2

A person who annoys another person by asking again and again

is instead focused on provoking action often through taunts or pressure

Antonyms

D

discouragement

2 3.8

Making someone less willing to do something by saying you do not like it

How Provoking

incitement

• NSFW

13 8.1

goading

1 7.0

urging

23 3.9

prompting

1 3.8

suggestion

759 1.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology