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Synonyms for goose
noun encouragement

aid
support
lift
assistance

improvement
help
leg
handout

hand
praise
buildup
promotion

backup
helping hand
leg up
shot in the arm

Antonyms for goose

hindrance
injury
harm
hurt

obstruction
silence
decrease
setback

stop
check
blow
discouragement

Synonyms
noun push, usually up

advance
lift

raise
shove

hoist
thrust

heave

Antonyms

decrease
hindrance

setback
blow

discouragement

Synonyms
verb move or urge on

rush
force
inspire
propel
make
motivate
send
herd
encourage
push
prompt
spur
stimulate
chase

bulldoze
pound
actuate
overwork
coerce
arouse
animate
provoke
worry
hound
nag
rouse
compel
goad

prod
instigate
kick
hustle
shepherd
overburden
oblige
induce
pressure
hurl
press
railroad
hurry
shove

dog
impel
harass
constrain
hasten
egg on
ride herd on
steamroll
act upon
lean on
put up to
spirit up
work on

Antonyms

dissuade
prevent
impede
calm
delay
hinder
dally
procrastinate

slow
wait
curb
repress
retard
discourage
halt
stop

depress
leave alone
please
pull
rest
let go
check

Synonyms
verb activate; give more life

invigorate
empower
motivate
excite
reinforce
electrify
strengthen
trigger
animate

stimulate
prime
enable
enliven
fortify
inspirit
sustain
vitalize
arm

zap
quicken
build up
pep up
turn on
work up
innervate
actify
activize

jazz up
juice up
liven up
pump up
put zip into
start up
switch on

Antonyms

dishearten
dissuade
calm
deaden
weaken
deactivate

debilitate
sap
tire
weary
bore
depress

dull
discourage
halt
stop

Synonyms
noun stupid or ridiculous person

ass
stooge
jerk
idiot
sucker
clown
twit
buffoon
nitwit
moron
boob
nerd

clod
dunce
imbecile
victim
lightweight
bore
cretin
dolt
turkey
oaf
sap
innocent

nincompoop
bonehead
illiterate
dope
ninny
schlemiel
numskull
loon
blockhead
silly
ignoramus
simpleton

dimwit
easy mark
fair game
fathead
birdbrain
dunderhead
twerp
dumb ox
halfwit
lamebrain

Antonyms

genius

brain

Synonyms
verb egg on, incite

prod
tease
coerce
harass
hound
provoke
force
propel
move
sting
thrust

arouse
prompt
animate
whip
exhort
irritate
sound
encourage
trigger
worry
instigate

urge
prick
bully
needle
excite
lash
inspirit
press
spark
spur
annoy

drive
impel
push
stimulate
turn on
work up
sic
rowel
fire up
key up
put up to

Antonyms

surrender
dissuade
calm
lull
quiet
prevent
deaden
aid

soothe
block
praise
repress
suppress
leave alone
stop
discourage

pull
bore
halt
please
depress
check

Synonyms
verb demand, insist

beset
press
crave
persuade
plead
hound
badger

sell
nag
pray
pester
implore
solicit
appeal

urge
invoke
besiege
plague
ask
beseech
beg

entreat
harass
supplicate
con
egg on
dun
work on

Antonyms

dissuade
reply
refuse
aid

assist
leave alone
discourage
answer

please
help
command
give

Synonyms
verb cause to happen; encourage

urge
activate
prompt
coax
engender
bring about
breed
promote
motivate
produce
persuade
convince
cause

generate
abet
move
actuate
bulldoze
make
cajole
sway
instigate
draw
wheedle
get
influence

effect
procure
press
sweet-talk
squeeze
impel
occasion
incite
bring around
get up
lead to
soft-soap
steamroll

argue into
draw in
give rise to
prevail upon
sell one on
set in motion
suck in
talk into
win over
twist one’s arm

Antonyms

dissuade
prevent
destroy
deter
impede
delay

hinder
discourage
stop
halt
kill
stay

leave alone
lose
fail
repel

Synonyms
verb move upwards; ascend

raise
rise
pick up
hoist
climb
boost
disappear
soar
uphold
hike

mount
dissipate
up
erect
elevate
upraise
arise
aspire
uplift
vanish

rear
disperse
bring up
build up
come up
draw up
put up
take up
uprear
heft

upheave
bear aloft
buoy up
hike up
jack up
jump up
move up
raise high

Antonyms

decrease
lessen
impose
demote
dispirit
weaken

drop
lower
descend
fall
collect
gather

appear
set down
give
receive
depress

Synonyms
verb stimulate, instigate

prompt
inspire
propel
sway
excite
drive
trigger
galvanize
spark
provoke
spur

persuade
incline
move
actuate
pique
arouse
quicken
lead
suggest
incite
dispose

goad
predetermine
whet
cause
draw
fire
induce
inspirit
rouse
sound
bring

impel
predispose
egg on
innervate
give incentive
innerve
prevail upon
set afoot
set astir
touch off

Antonyms

prevent
dissuade
hinder
repress
retard
dishearten

calm
quiet
slow
delay
disconcert
halt

stop
discourage
check
bore
dull
depress

Synonyms
noun ambition, inspiration

desire
impetus
interest
wish
incentive
motive
reason
encouragement
impulse

catalyst
inclination
provocation
hunger
gimmick
angle
persuasion
incitation
kick

fire
action
disposition
spur
incitement
predisposition
stimulus
drive
instigation

inducement
suggestion
push
right stuff
predetermination
actuation
impulsion
get up and go

Antonyms

dislike
hate
hatred
hindrance

deterrent
prevention
block
discouragement

dullness
depression

Synonyms
verb get the better of; figure out before another

baffle
bamboozle
beat
bewilder
cap
cheat
circumvent
con
confuse
deceive
defeat

defraud
dupe
finagle
gull
have
hoax
hoodwink
mislead
outdo
outfox
outmaneuver

overreach
swindle
take in
top
trick
worst
outthink
end-run
fake out
fox
lead astray

make a fool of
make a monkey of
outgeneral
outguess
outjockey
pull a fast one on
put one over on
run circles around

Synonyms
noun influencing to do, believe

seduction
sell
pull
conversion
potency
force
power
cogency

brainwashing
persuasiveness
exhortation
hook
alignment
enticement
blandishment
squeeze

inducement
con
alluring
hard sell
promote
snow job
soft soap
sweet talk

inveiglement
wheedling
cajolery
arm-twist
winning over
working over

Antonyms

disability
ineffectiveness
weakness
incompetence

hindrance
prevention
atheism
disbelief

impotence
discouragement
dissuasion

Synonyms
verb offend, provoke

annoy
ignite
irk
displease
excite
irritate
gall
rile
arouse
incense
whet
offend

kindle
stimulate
galvanize
move
sting
mortify
quicken
motivate
wound
goad
vex
stir

prick
exasperate
get
absorb
rouse
spur
bug
affront
miff
peeve
bother
nettle

grab
egg on
put out
work up
fire up
get a rise out of
get under skin
give a hard time
give the business
make waves

Antonyms

aid
soothe
delight
calm
lull
quiet
dissuade
compliment

appease
placate
misunderstand
mollify
make happy
please
extinguish
compose

bore
depress
discourage
satisfy
dull
help

Synonyms
verb push at; thrust

nudge
stick out
shove
dig
punch
stab
stick

protrude
prod
jab
shoulder
project
awaken
rouse

hit
crowd
bulge
arouse
ram
jostle
jut

butt
elbow
provoke
stir
stimulate
overhang
stand out

Antonyms

calm
depress

cave in
discourage

leave alone
rush

Synonyms
verb poke at

press
nudge
prick

crowd
shove
dig

drive
punch
push

jog
elbow
jab

Antonyms

dissuade
repress

pull
discourage

Synonyms
verb urge, incite

prompt
propel
motivate
goad
remind
provoke
spur

stimulate
sound
impel
prick
crowd
exhort
move

excite
pique
trigger
push
spark
rouse
instigate

egg on
turn on
sic
jog memory
stir up

Antonyms

prevent
dissuade
quiet
repress

suppress
calm
halt
stop

depress
discourage

Synonyms
verb incite, urge

press
pressure
encourage
spur
speed
inspire
influence
coerce
persuade
bulldoze
hurry

motivate
goad
jolly
oblige
prod
browbeat
railroad
squeeze
constrain
expedite
kid

impel
strong-arm
bear down
egg on
turn on
steamroll
dragoon
exert influence
fire up
go to town on
key up

lean on
overpress
pour it on
push around
put the screws to
put up to
sell on
speed up

Antonyms

dissuade
hinder
repress
suppress

delay
slow
conceal
hide

leave alone
discourage
stop
pull

Synonyms
verb increase, augment

get
strengthen
heighten
obtain
jump
collect
reinforce
enhance
promote
boost
pyramid
dignify
recruit
congregate

rally
aggravate
form
magnify
enlarge
exalt
congress
inflate
levy
mushroom
escalate
snowball
assemble
intensify

amplify
advance
exaggerate
muster
hike
gather
up
mass
rendezvous
mobilize
honor
build up
look up
perk up

pick up
put up
forgather
fetch up
goose up
hike up
jack up
jump up
run up
send through the roof
shoot up

Antonyms

dissuade
weaken
decrease
undermine
condemn
disgrace
humiliate
shame
scatter
disperse
soothe
lessen
play down
abridge

compress
condense
curtail
denounce
demolish
destroy
raze
ignore
repress
suppress
lose
discourage
hurt
divide

separate
diminish
lower
reduce
shrink
contract
halt
stop
drop
depress
conclude
finish
abandon
neglect

Synonyms
noun incitement, stimulus

urge
motivation
prick
impetus
needle

goad
incentive
inducement
trigger
catalyst

impulse
motive
incitation
stimulant
turn-on

actuation
activation
excitant

Antonyms

hindrance
deterrent

prevention
curb

discouragement
block

Synonyms
verb incite, prompt

arouse
propel
drive
trigger
push
spark
stir
stimulate

urge
awaken
rouse
prick
favor
exhort
goad
impel

countenance
press
rally
animate
prod
instigate
egg on
turn on

work up
sic
fire up
key up
put up to

Antonyms

calm
dissuade
repress

deaden
disapprove
check

discourage
halt
stop

Synonyms
verb surpass

beat
exceed
total
eclipse
outstrip
transcend

excel
best
better
outshine
overrun
clobber

outdo
finagle
bash
outfox
shut out
fox

be first
blow away
fake out
go beyond
run circles around

Antonyms

surrender
replace
fall behind
fail

lose
descend
drop
fall

lower
add

Synonyms
verb deceive

deceive
outfox
outmaneuver
cheat
gull
confuse
hoax
have
circumvent
defraud
trick

bewilder
outsmart
top
finagle
bamboozle
beat
baffle
overreach
worst
gyp
hoodwink

swindle
dupe
cap
mislead
defeat
outdo
con
take in
outthink
outgeneral
fox

outguess
end run
fake out
figure out
jip
juke
lead astray
outjockey

Antonyms

enlighten
explain
aid
assist
guard

protect
surrender
abet
clear up
help

support
lose
encourage
give
be honest

Synonyms
noun domesticated bird

fowl
duck
chicken
turkey

grouse
quail
geese
pigeon

pheasant
pullet
rooster
partridge

hen

Synonyms
noun domesticated bird

chicken
turkey
game

duck
chick
cock

bird
pheasant
hen

capon
rooster

Synonyms
noun fool

ass
blockhead
bonehead
boob
bore
buffoon
clod
clown
cretin
dimwit
dolt
dope
dunce

easy mark
fair game
idiot
ignoramus
illiterate
imbecile
innocent
jackass
jerk
lightweight
loon
moron
nerd

nincompoop
ninny
nitwit
numskull
oaf
sap
schlemiel
silly
simple
simpleton
softhead
stooge
sucker

tomfool
turkey
twit
victim
birdbrain
dumb ox
dunderhead
fathead
halfwit
lamebrain
twerp

Synonyms
noun fool

clod
dunce
stooge
imbecile
victim
lightweight
bore
sap
nerd
dolt
bonehead
oaf
cretin

idiot
nitwit
simple
buffoon
moron
nincompoop
jackass
ass
turkey
illiterate
innocent
jerk
sucker

dope
schlemiel
numskull
boob
twit
loon
blockhead
clown
tomfool
silly
ignoramus
simpleton
dimwit

easy mark
fair game
mooncalf
softhead
fathead
birdbrain
dunderhead
twerp
dumb ox
halfwit
lamebrain

Antonyms

genius

brain

Synonyms
verb outwit

outmaneuver
baffle
outfox
deceive
outdo
circumvent
bamboozle
dupe
cheat
gull

confuse
have
defraud
trick
bewilder
top
finagle
beat
overreach
worst

gyp
hoodwink
swindle
hoax
cap
mislead
defeat
con
outthink
take in

outgeneral
fox
outguess
end run
fake out
figure out
jip
juke
lead astray
outjockey

Antonyms

aid
assist
explain
guard

protect
surrender
help
clear up

lose
give
be honest

Synonyms
verb outwit

baffle
bamboozle
beat
bewilder
cap
cheat
circumvent
con
confuse
deceive

defeat
defraud
dupe
finagle
gull
gyp
have
hoax
hoodwink
mislead

outdo
outfox
outmaneuver
outsmart
overreach
swindle
take in
top
trick
worst

end run
fake out
figure out
fox
jip
juke
lead astray
outgeneral
outguess
outjockey

Synonyms
noun fool

clod
dunce
stooge
blockhead
victim
lightweight
bore
sap
nerd
dolt
turkey
oaf
cretin

idiot
nitwit
simple
innocent
moron
boob
jackass
ass
bonehead
illiterate
buffoon
jerk
sucker

dope
ninny
schlemiel
numskull
nincompoop
twit
loon
imbecile
clown
tomfool
silly
ignoramus
simpleton

dimwit
easy mark
fair game
mooncalf
softhead
fathead
birdbrain
dunderhead
twerp
dumb ox
halfwit
lamebrain

Antonyms

genius

brain

Synonyms
noun fool

clod
dunce
stooge
blockhead
victim
lightweight
bore
sap
nerd
dolt
turkey
oaf
cretin

idiot
nitwit
simple
innocent
moron
boob
jackass
ass
bonehead
illiterate
buffoon
jerk
sucker

dope
ninny
schlemiel
numskull
nincompoop
twit
loon
imbecile
clown
tomfool
silly
ignoramus
simpleton

dimwit
easy mark
fair game
mooncalf
softhead
fathead
birdbrain
dunderhead
twerp
dumb ox
halfwit
lamebrain

Antonyms

genius

brain

Synonyms
noun fool

ass
blockhead
bonehead
boob
bore
buffoon
clod
clown
cretin
dimwit
dolt
dope
dunce

easy mark
fair game
idiot
ignoramus
illiterate
imbecile
innocent
jackass
jerk
lightweight
loon
mooncalf
moron

nerd
nincompoop
ninny
nitwit
numskull
oaf
sap
schlemiel
silly
simple
simpleton
stooge
sucker

tomfool
turkey
twit
victim
birdbrain
dumb ox
dunderhead
fathead
halfwit
lamebrain
twerp

Synonyms
noun fool

clod
dunce
stooge
simple
blockhead
victim
lightweight
bore
cretin
nerd
dolt
turkey
oaf

sap
idiot
nitwit
innocent
moron
boob
jackass
ass
bonehead
illiterate
buffoon
jerk
sucker

dope
ninny
schlemiel
numskull
nincompoop
twit
loon
imbecile
clown
silly
ignoramus
simpleton
dimwit

easy mark
fair game
mooncalf
softhead
birdbrain
dunderhead
twerp
fathead
dumb ox
halfwit
lamebrain

Antonyms

genius

brain

Synonyms
noun fool

clod
dunce
stooge
simple
blockhead
victim
lightweight
bore
sap
nerd
dolt
bonehead
oaf

cretin
idiot
nitwit
twit
innocent
moron
boob
jackass
ass
illiterate
buffoon
jerk
sucker

dope
ninny
schlemiel
numskull
nincompoop
loon
imbecile
clown
tomfool
silly
ignoramus
simpleton
dimwit

easy mark
fair game
mooncalf
softhead
birdbrain
dunderhead
fathead
twerp
dumb ox
halfwit
lamebrain

Antonyms

genius

brain

Synonyms
verb energize

invigorate
enliven
stimulate
prime
enable
strengthen
empower
motivate
excite

exhilarate
reinforce
trigger
sustain
inspirit
fortify
animate
quicken
arm

zap
electrify
build up
pep up
turn on
work up
juice up
innervate
actify

activize
jazz up
liven up
pump up
put zip into
start up
switch on

Antonyms

enervate
block
weaken
dissuade

deaden
bore
depress
dull

halt
stop
hurt
discourage