Synonyms for bait
beɪtbait

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. bait

   Synonyms:
   morsel, snare, decoy, enticement, allurement, inducement

   Antonyms:
   warning, scarecrow, dissuasive, deterrent, prohibition, intimidation, threat

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetenernoun

   anything that serves as an enticement

   Synonyms:
   hook shot, draw, hook, sweetening, decoy, lure, sweetener, claw, crotchet, hooking, come-on, enticement

2. bait, decoy, lureverb

   something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

   Synonyms:
   hook, decoy, steerer, sweetener, lure, come-on, enticement

3. tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, rideverb

   harass with persistent criticism or carping

   "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

   Synonyms:
   sit, depend on, get at, reproof, mobilise, chide, rile, dun, cod, razz, crucify, bedevil, reprimand, lambaste, mobilize, devil, drive, badger, get to, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, chew out, beat up, gull, trounce, tease, taunt, fool, berate, chew up, rebound, lecture, drum up, nark, rag, depend upon, card, torment, ride, tease apart, dress down, irritate, tantalize, rally, befool, turn on, come up, remonstrate, hinge on, mount, pester, call up, take in, jaw, rebuke, nettle, fluff, vex, beleaguer, lambast, dupe, put on, bother, gravel, take to task, muster up, devolve on, summon, bawl out, slang, muster, call on the carpet, twit, put one across, loosen, have words, put one over, chafe, scold, call down, hinge upon, bug

4. baitverb

   lure, entice, or entrap with bait

   Synonyms:
   rally, tease, ride, twit, rag, cod, taunt, tantalize, tantalise, razz

5. baitverb

   attack with dogs or set dogs upon

   Synonyms:
   rally, tease, ride, twit, rag, cod, taunt, tantalize, tantalise, razz

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Lure
   • Mock

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. baitverb

   Synonyms:
   put bait upon

2. baitverb

   Synonyms:
   furnish with a meal

3. baitverb

   Synonyms:
   take refreshment (on a journey)

4. baitnoun

   Synonyms:
   lure, decoy, allurement, enticement, temptation

5. baitnoun

   Synonyms:
   refreshment (on a journey)

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1. baitnoun

   Synonyms:
   lure, enticement, inducement, temptation, decoy, allurement, kibblings

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1. List of paraphrases for "bait":

   decoy, baitfish, baitullah, lure, hook, ant, beit

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How to use bait in a sentence?

1. Mo Brooks:

   Part of me wonders if he also knew that in pulling his endorsement, he'd bait ol' Mitch [ McConnell ] into thinking we couldn't win and get Mitch to stop attacking us.

2. Loren Weisman:

   Nourish your audience with authentic content that highlights your authority instead of feeding them cheap click bait.

3. Dawna Langford:

   We were deliberately targeted, used as bait to lure one cartel against another.

4. Theresa Pierno:

   Through this administration's rule, such treasured lands will now allow sport hunters to lure bears with greased donut bait piles to kill them, or crawl into hibernating bear dens to shoot bears and cubs, shooting hibernating mama and baby bears is not the conservation legacy that our national parks are meant to preserve and no way to treat or manage park wildlife.

5. Di Leonardo:

   When we got out there. I started by throwing a little bait – a wild animal would typically be in flight mode but these guys were totally tame. They started eating the bait within a foot of me. The boats got a little too close so they got spooked. I quickly netted the male. When I realized they were going to swim I put him in a carrier on the shore and I carried the female. We were able to reunite them, these guys aren’t equipped for the wild at all.