Goad and Reason

Goad

Goad noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

Usage example: the threat of skin cancer—not to mention the prospect of wrinkles—should be sufficient goad for using sunscreen

Show all Definitions

Reason and goad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a noun "Goad".

Nearby Words: goaded, goading

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

Show all Definitions

Goad and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Goad" instead a noun "Reason".

Notably, this is the current Wit's actual reason for taking the position, so he can goad and bait Brightlord Sadeas into killing him.

Source: Offing the Mouth
Even Evil Has Standards: Crime boss William Calhoun freaks out in a big way when a plan to goad Superman into killing someone accomplishes nothing but the deaths of several children that he had no reason to want harmed.

Source: Fanfic / The Metropolitan Man
The Joker for...well, being the Joker, and Terry McGinnis as part of a "The Reason You Suck" Speech to the Joker, attempting to goad him into a Villainous Breakdown, and succeeding.

Source: Evil Laugh / Western Animation

Cite this Source

Reason and Goad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/goad/reason

Goad & Reason. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/goad/reason>.

Reason or Goad. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/goad/reason.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "goad" and "reason" have occurred on timeline