Synonyms of baited

baited

verb

past tense of bait

1

as in taunted

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 & Similar Words

• taunted
• teased
• mocked
• needled
• bothered
• rode
• ridiculed
• rid
• heckled
• tortured
• hassled
• annoyed
• hazed
• tried
• tested
• pestered
• plagued
• irritated
• picked on
• goaded
• badgered
• riled
• jeered
• bullied
• nettled
• derided
• hounded
• gibed
• disturbed
• troubled
• harassed
• griped
• jibed
• bugged
• agitated
• exasperated
• irked
• tormented
• vexed
• got
• frosted
• perturbed
• piqued
• ruffled
• aggravated
• nagged
• peeved
• dogged
• made game of
• beleaguered
• galled
• bedeviled
• itched
• narked
• chafed
• put out
• terrorized
• spited
• discomforted
• grated
• fretted
• persecuted
• rasped
• aggrieved
• browbeat
• hectored
• hacked (off)
• harried
• hagrode
• vext
• gnawed (at)
• burnt (up)
• burned (up)

2

as in tempted

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 & Similar Words

• tempted
• lured
• seduced
• enticed
• persuaded
• decoyed
• betrayed
• allured
• beguiled
• trapped
• snared
• led on
• solicited
• ensnared
• entrapped
• fascinated
• enchanted
• caught
• inveigled
• enmeshed
• tangled
• captivated
• charmed
• meshed
• snowed
• drew in
• magnetized
• bewitched
• roped (in)
• immeshed
• wiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warned
• alerted
• cautioned
• repulsed
• drove (away or off)
• turned away
• forewarned
• warded (off)

• warned
• alerted
• cautioned
• repulsed
• drove (away or off)
• turned away
• forewarned
• warded (off)

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