Goad
Goad verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Resist
Resist verb - To refuse to give in to.
Common collocations
| pressure | goad pressure | resist pressure |
Both words in one sentence
-
Resist the Beast: Ginela has Baba on the ropes and tries to goad her into drinking her Strong Juice to even the odds.
Source: Web Original / Ascend OCT
Cite this Source
Resist and Goad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/goad/resist
Goad & Resist. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/goad/resist>.
Resist or Goad. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/goad/resist.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "goad" and "resist" have occurred on timeline