Egg on synonyms
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To prod or urge with or as if with a long pointed stick.
To provoke and urge on:
To put into motion or activity; stir up
To initiate or bring about, often by inciting:
To anger, irritate, or annoy
dissuade (antonym)
To prevent (someone) from a purpose or course of action by persuasion:
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Propel is defined as to cause to move forward or onward.
urge (related)
To force or drive forward or onward; impel.
To be affected by inflammation.
To cause or persuade (to act, do, say, speak, etc.); prompt
The definition of a prompt is a cue given to someone to help him remember what to say, or is something that causes another event or action to occur.
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To stimulate is to excite, to invigorate or to spark someone's interest.
To induce a powerful emotional reaction in, especially by evoking memories of past trauma.
cause (related)
To be the cause of; bring about; make happen; effect, induce, produce, compel, etc.
To give support to; be favorable to; foster; help
drive (related)
To drive a blow, ball, missile, etc.
To treat by fomentation:
To urge to action through moral pressure; drive:
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discourage (antonym)
To discourage is defined as to try to get someone not to do something.
talk out of (antonym)
push to do something
To stimulate as if by electric shock; rouse; stir; spur
To cause someone to have (a feeling or reaction); elicit or arouse:
To provide with an incentive or a reason for doing something; impel:
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Pique is defined as to arouse someone's interest, curiosity or resentment.
To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.
Find another word for egg on. In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for egg on, like: spur, goad, incite, excite, instigate, provoke, dissuade, set off, propel, urge and inflame.