Synonyms for bait
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Dog — to intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass
dog, badger, harass, devil informal, hound, pester, bug, plague, worry, harry, persecute, bedevil, beset, bullyrag, rile, provoke, annoy, molest, hector, torment, nettle, besiege
Noun
1. Lure
lure, decoy, inducement, snare, temptation, enticement, toll, allurement
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
- v. 2
To attract with bait; to entice.
- n. 1
Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- n. 2
Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.
Related words
Example sentences
- badger The sultan does not like the badger and the badger the sultan.
- harass Skura wasn't the only girl that Yanni would harass.
- pester We will pester him with heaps of questions.
- cod Cod fritters are delicious, but absorb lots of fat.
- taunt The boy continued to taunt his younger brother.
By length
- 3 letters
- dog1, bug1, cod1, rag1
- 4 letters
- ride1, farm1, hook1, toll1, lure1, twit, rile1, razz
- 5 letters
- worry2, harry2, devil2, rally2, troll1, tease1, annoy2, hound1, snare1, beset2, taunt1, decoy2
- 6 letters
- plague1, hector2, badger2, harass2, molest2, nettle2, pester2, morsel2
- 7 letters
- provoke2, torment2, besiege2, bedevil3
- 8 letters
- bullyrag
- 9 letters
- sweetener3, persecute3, tantalize3, tantalise
- 10 letters
- temptation3, inducement3, enticement3, allurement
- 11 letters
- refreshment3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worry2 = 2 syllables).