badger

The word “badger” has 2 syllables: bad-ger

It's pronounced as /ˈbædʒər/

What is synonym and antonym for badger?

In the thesaurus, “badger” has 140 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for badger along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for badger

Persian lamb
affront
aggravate
agitate
alligator
anger
annoy
antagonize
bait
ballyrag
bearskin
beaver
bother
buckskin
bug
bully
bullyrag
calfskin
chafe
chamois
chinchilla
coonskin
cordovan
cowhide
crocodile
deerskin
devil
discomfort
discompose
disquiet
distress
doeskin
eat
egg
enflame
enrage
ermine
exasperate
exercise
exhort
fisher
fleece
fox
fret
frost
fur
gall
get
give the business
goad
goatskin
grate
gripe
hagride
harass
harry
hassle
heckle
hide
horsehide
hound
importune
incense
incite
inflame
infuriate
insist
insist on
insult
irk
irritate
itch
karakul
kidskin
kolinsky
lambskin
leather
madden
marten
miff
mink
morocco
mouton
muskrat
nag
nark
needle
nettle
nudge
offend
otter
outrage
patent leather
peeve
pelt
persecute
perturb
pester
pigskin
pique
plague
press
pressure
prod
prompt
provoke
push
put out
rabbit
raccoon
racoon
rankle
rasp
rawhide
ride
rile
roil
rouse
ruffle
sable
seal
sealskin
sharkskin
sheep
sheepskin
skin
snakeskin
spite
spur
suede
tease
torment
undo
unhinge
unsettle
upset
urge
vex
work on
worry

Antonyms for badger

aid
assist
delight
help
leave alone
make happy
please
support

Meanings of badger

noun
1. Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).
2. A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
3. A brush made of badger hair.
4. (in the plural) A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.
5. An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.
verb
1. To pester, to annoy persistently; press.
2. To pass gas; to fart.

Example Sentences

Badger populations have been expanding in the region due to successful conservation efforts.
Please don't badger me about finishing the report, I'm working on it.
The persistent salesperson continued to badger the customer even after they declined the offer.
The children found a playful badger roaming near the forest edge.
It's not fair to constantly badger your classmates for answers instead of studying on your own.

On this page you'll find 148 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to badger, such as: Persian lamb, affront, aggravate, agitate, aid, alligator, anger.

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