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

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

Trump, though never restrained, is now pure id, acting on impulse and goaded on by advisers who see an opportunity to further expand executive power. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 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

Democrats saw him as a master of dark arts, beholden to his former pals in the oil industry and a warmonger who goaded the nation to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to help his benefactors. — Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Nov. 2025

In one instance, Holmes alleged, Lorch goaded Holmes into a storage room and told him to climb a ladder to a lofted space to retrieve some uniforms. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025