Synonyms of baited

baited

verb

past tense of bait

1

as in taunted

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

I wished the candidates would stop baiting each other and instead address the real issues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• taunted
• teased
• mocked
• needled
• bothered
• rode
• ridiculed
• rid
• heckled
• tortured
• hassled
• annoyed
• hazed
• plagued
• picked on
• tried
• irritated
• tested
• pestered
• made game of
• goaded
• bullied
• badgered
• jeered
• riled
• derided
• nettled
• troubled
• gibed
• disturbed
• jibed
• hounded
• harassed
• bugged
• irked
• griped
• vexed
• exasperated
• frosted
• tormented
• ruffled
• agitated
• aggravated
• piqued
• perturbed
• nagged
• peeved
• got
• itched
• burned (up)
• galled
• hacked (off)
• beleaguered
• chafed
• dogged
• bedeviled
• put out
• burnt (up)
• grated
• narked
• fretted
• hectored
• gnawed (at)
• persecuted
• rasped
• discomforted
• spited
• terrorized
• aggrieved
• browbeat
• vext
• harried
• hagrode

2

as in tempted

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage

the investment scheme cunningly baits the greedy and the unscrupulous

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tempted
• lured
• seduced
• enticed
• persuaded
• decoyed
• betrayed
• allured
• beguiled
• led on
• solicited
• trapped
• fascinated
• enchanted
• snared
• ensnared
• entrapped
• inveigled
• caught
• enmeshed
• roped (in)
• drew in
• tangled
• snowed
• meshed
• captivated
• charmed
• magnetized
• bewitched
• immeshed
• wiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warned
• alerted
• cautioned
• drove (away or off)
• turned away
• forewarned
• repulsed
• warded (off)