Goad
Goad verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Wake
Wake verb - To cause to stop sleeping.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| man | goad man | wake man |
| people | goad people | wake people |
| husband | goad husband | wake husband |
| guard | goad guard | wake guard |
| Other words: protagonist. | ||
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Wake and Goad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/goad/wake
Goad & Wake. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/goad/wake>.
Wake or Goad. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/goad/wake.
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