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. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Companies will keep enticing you that see the prices have started going up and their paid news anchors will keep barking that upward rally has started. But don't fall their bait and keep on SELLING SHARES

2. Loren Weisman:

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

3. Mayor Duggan:

   [McClain was the] first one in the door, first one down the stairs to confront an armed suspect. His courage resulted in tragedy, it was very clear this suspect was trying to bait the officers.

4. Phil Weiser:

   My friends on the other side have failed to offer any viable theory on how to address the spectacle of a bribed elector, an elector who votes for Frodo Baggins, or one who would perpetrate a bait-and-switch on the people of the state.

5. British Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond:

   North Korea acts in a totally irresponsible and provocative way, so I can entirely understand the pressure South Korea feels to respond. But, we have to be bigger than the North Koreans and I would urge South Korea and other like-minded countries in the region to exercise restraint. We know that responding in this way is simply rising to the bait North Korea is presenting to us.