Synonyms of goaded

goaded

verb

past tense of goad

1

as in urged

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action

tried to goad me into auditioning for the play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• urged
• encouraged
• nudged
• prompted
• spurred
• exhorted
• prodded
• coaxed
• pushed
• propelled
• pressed
• egged (on)
• stimulated
• provoked
• cajoled
• drove
• implored
• hurried
• hustled
• beseeched
• pressured
• importuned
• rushed
• wheedled
• incited
• adjured
• nagged
• fomented
• instigated
• needled
• stirred (up)
• blandished
• high-pressured
• soft-soaped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraged
• deterred
• dissuaded
• restrained
• checked
• constrained
• inhibited
• held back
• curbed
• braked

2

as in spurred

to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object

goading the horse forward into the stall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spurred
• stabbed
• prodded
• poked
• punched
• dug
• nudged
• knocked
• jabbed
• propelled
• drilled
• pricked
• bored
• drove
• stuck
• punctured
• pierced
• jogged
• perforated
• chucked
• haled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of goaded

Garrett, the best defensive player of the post-Aaron Donald era, fittingly goaded the legend out of retirement. — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Or Pablo Picasso, goaded into radicalism by the latest bizarre creations of Matisse, retreating to the Spanish mountain village of Gósol and, mere months later, beginning work on his proto-cubist masterpiece, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

The architect of the program’s revitalization will not be goaded into predictions or promises. — Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

Anthony provoked and goaded Metcalf, Wirskye said. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026

In the ensuing chaos, one of those two young men takes the stage, goaded on by his friend, and soon has the audience dancing to his melodies and words. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 May 2026

He was mocked and goaded by Callum Newman into attacking Shingo Takagi after Newman retained the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026

The czar, goaded by his military advisors, mobilized the Russian army knowing that meant war. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026

Her ups and downs were a regular punch line on late-night talk shows, starting with her first appearance on The Tonight Show in 1985, when she was goaded into agreeing to lose 15 lbs. — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025