Goad and Prevent

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Goad verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.

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Prevent is an antonym for goad in egg on topic.

Nearby Words: goaded, goading

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

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Goad is an antonym for prevent.

people	goad people	prevent people
army	goad army	prevent army
universe	goad universe	prevent universe
bad	goad bad	prevent bad
Other words: brother, player, enemy, humans, enemies, heroes.

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