Synonyms of goat

goat 1 of 2

noun

ˈgōt 

as in victim

a person or thing taking the blame for others

an unhappy childhood was the goat he used to rationalize every failure and shortcoming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• victim
• scapegoat
• excuse
• monkey
• fall guy
• whipping boy
• butt
• fool
• mockery
• mark
• dupe
• laughingstock

go at

2 of 2

phrase

1

as in raid

to take sudden, violent action against

He went at his opponent with such fervor, the fight was practically over before it began.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raid
• assault
• storm
• attack
• strike
• charge
• rob
• ambush
• sic
• trash
• set at
• swarm
• rush
• invade
• set upon
• pounce (on or upon)
• descend (on or upon)
• sack
• set on
• mob
• turn (on)
• beset
• tear into
• mug
• assail
• round on
• fly at
• surprise
• light into
• bushwhack
• go in (on)
• bomb
• jump (on)
• pitch into
• cannon
• buffet
• plaster
• nuke
• blitz
• loot
• barrage
• flank
• beat up on
• harry
• bum-rush
• pillage
• waylay
• plunder
• bombard
• cannonade
• ravage
• besiege
• batter
• foray
• ambuscade
• press
• envelop
• gang up (on)
• overrun
• beleaguer
• bang away (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cover
• protect
• secure
• defend
• guard
• shield

2

as in approach

to start work on energetically

She went at that project with such enthusiasm, you could tell it was a labor of love.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approach
• tackle
• dive (into)
• have at
• address
• attack
• undertake
• wade (in or into)
• face
• sail into
• tear into
• light into
• pursue
• zero (in on)
• focus (on)
• pitch into
• fall (to)
• settle (down)
• buckle (down to)
• concentrate (on)
• knuckle down (to)
• plunge (in)
• take up
• pitch in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• shun
• mess
• evade
• idle
• play
• fool
• trifle
• lag
• monkey (around)
• dally
• dawdle
• poke
• fiddle (around)
• potter (around)
• dillydally
• putter (around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of goat

Noun

Demonstrators tried to prevent their escape as Lang threw himself and his goat into the truck. —Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026

Right-wing influencer Jake Lang walks with a goat and supporters at a protest organized by the influencer on Saturday in New York City. —Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026

Set in the small town of Kharkams, in South Africa’s mountainous Kamiesberg region, the film follows an elderly goat herder, Hettie, who falls victim to a scam promising long-overdue reparations for her father’s WWII service. —Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026

The recovered animals include ducks, chickens and goats. —Paula Wethington, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026

Phrases Containing goat

• get one's goat