Synonyms for prod

Most common

stab · poke · pull someone's chain · nudge · stog

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To poke, to push, to touch.

2. v. 2

   To encourage, to prompt.

3. n. 1

   A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.

Related words

Word family

prodnose

Phrases

cattle prod stock prod

Forms

Plural

prods → goads, spurs, goadings, spurrings…

Past participle

prodded
e.g. prodded → poked, jabbed, stabbed, incited…

Example sentences

• stab Bruno approached Rima to stab her with his knife.
• poke I don't poke my nose into other people's business.
• nudge We have to nudge him to do the right thing.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

dig¹, jab¹

4 letters

stab¹, spur¹, poke¹, goad¹, stog

5 letters

nudge¹

6 letters

excite², incite²

7 letters

goading²

8 letters

spurring²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excite² = 2 syllables).