goads Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- causes
- stimuli
- boosts
- fuels
- shots-in-the-arm
- spurs
- catalysts
- impulses
- reasons
- momenta
- momentums
- yeasts
- stimulants
- provocations
- incitements
- inducements
- instigations
Weak:
Meaning of goads
goads
something that pains as if by pricking, something that urges, to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad entry 2 sense 2a), a pointed rod used to urge an animal on, to drive (an animal) with a goad (see goad entry 2 sense 1), a pointed rod used to urge on an animal, something that urges or stimulates into action
goads Sentence Examples
- The piercing insults goaded him into a furious rage.
- The teacher's sarcasm goaded the students into working harder.
- The politician's inflammatory speech goaded the crowd into violence.
- The nagging voice in his head goaded him to make reckless decisions.
- The bully's taunts goaded the timid child to fight back.
- The threatening email goaded her into taking action.
- The constant criticism goaded her to prove her worth.
- The siren's call goaded him to venture into the dangerous storm.
- The tantalizing scent of food goaded the hungry dog to beg.
- The piercing pain goaded him to seek medical attention.
FAQs About the word goads
something that pains as if by pricking, something that urges, to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad entry 2 sense 2a), a pointed rod used to urge an an
motivations,incentives, impetuses, encouragements, causes, stimuli, boosts, fuels, shots in the arm,spurs
disincentives, counterincentives,counter-incentives,
The piercing insults goaded him into a furious rage.
The teacher's sarcasm goaded the students into working harder.
The politician's inflammatory speech goaded the crowd into violence.
The nagging voice in his head goaded him to make reckless decisions.
