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baited

verb , past tense of bait

Synonyms and Antonyms of baited

1 to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

I wished the candidates would stop baiting each other and instead address the real issues

Synonyms of baited

hassled, hazed, heckled, needled, rode (or chiefly dialectal rid), taunted, teased

Words Related to baited

derided, gibed (or jibed), jeered, mocked, ridiculed

annoyed, bothered, bugged, burned (up) (or burnt (up)), chafed, fretted, frosted, galled, gnawed (at), got, grated, griped, hacked (off), hagrode, irked, irritated, itched, nagged, narked [British], nettled, peeved, pestered, piqued, put out, rasped, riled, ruffled, spited, troubled, vexed (also vext)

aggravated, exasperated, goaded, tested, tried

aggrieved, agitated, bedeviled, beleaguered, discomforted, disturbed, perturbed

badgered, dogged, hounded

browbeat, bullied, hectored

harassed, harried, persecuted, plagued, terrorized, tormented, tortured

Phrases Synonymous with baited

made game of, picked on

2 to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage

the investment scheme cunningly baits the greedy and the unscrupulous

Synonyms of baited

allured, beguiled, betrayed, decoyed, enticed, led on, lured, seduced, solicited, tempted

Words Related to baited

drew in, inveigled, persuaded, roped (in), snowed

caught, enmeshed (also immeshed), ensnared, entrapped, meshed, snared, tangled, trapped

bewitched, captivated, charmed, enchanted, fascinated, magnetized, wiled

Near Antonyms of baited

alerted, cautioned, forewarned, warded (off), warned

drove (away or off), repulsed, turned away

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