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past tense of bait
Synonyms & 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
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Words Related to baited
- 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)
Phrases Synonymous with baited
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
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