Popular Searches
Nearby Words
siccing
| Main Entry: |
egg on
|
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push to do something |
| Synonyms: | agitate, arouse, drive, encourage, excite, exhort, goad, incite, instigate, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, rally, sic, spur, stimulate, stir up, urge, whip up |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade, hold back, talk out of |
| Main Entry: | prod |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | urge, incite |
| Synonyms: | crowd*, egg on, excite, exhort, goad, goose, impel, instigate, jog memory, motivate, move, pique, prick, prompt, propel, provoke, push, remind, rouse, sic, sound, spark, spur, stimulate, stir up, trigger, turn on |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prompt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | incite, cue |
| Synonyms: | advise, aid, arouse, assist, bring up, call forth, cause, convince, draw, egg on, elicit, evoke, exhort, get, give rise to, goad, help, help out, hint, impel, imply, indicate, induce, inspire, instigate, jog, mention, motivate, move, occasion, persuade, prick*, prod, propel, propose, provoke, refresh, remind, sic, spur, stimulate, suggest, talk into, urge, win over |
| Antonyms: | halt, prevent, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | incite, prompt |
| Synonyms: | animate, arouse, awaken, countenance, drive, egg on, exhort, favor, fire up, goad, goose, impel, instigate, key up, press, prick, prod, propel, push, put up to, rally, rouse, sic, spark, stimulate, stir, trigger, turn on, urge, work up |
| Antonyms: | disapprove, discourage, dissuade |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
