Goad and Scheme

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Goad

Goad verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
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Scheme and goad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scheme" instead a verb "Goad".
Nearby Words: goaded, goading

Scheme

Scheme verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.
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Goad and scheme are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Goad" instead a verb "Scheme".
Nearby Words: schemed, scheming, schema, schemer, schematic

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people goad people scheme people

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  • Series / Upstairs Downstairs Sarah frequently uses "the time we spent snuggled together in our little attic room" to goad Rose into going along with Sarah's latest scheme.
    Source: Series / Upstairs Downstairs
  • Defied Trope In Dogma, Serendipity tries to goad Azrael into explaining his evil scheme to them, but he says, "Oh, no you don't: I've seen enough James Bond movies to know that you never reveal all the details of your plan, no matter how close you think you are to winning."
    Source: Defied Trope
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