baited

The word “baited” has 2 syllables: bai-ted

It's pronounced as /ˈbeɪtɪd/


What is synonym and antonym for baited?

In the thesaurus, “baited” has 99 synonyms and 6 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for baited

Antonyms for baited

  • alerted
  • cautioned
  • forewarned
  • repulsed
  • turned away
  • warned

Meanings of baited

  • verb
    1. To attract with bait; to entice.
    2. To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
    3. To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.
    4. To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
    5. To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey.
    6. (of a horse or other animal) To take food, especially during a journey.
    7. (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey.
    8. To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.

Example Sentences

  • She baited the hook with a juicy worm and cast her line into the tranquil waters.
  • The detectives baited the suspect with promises of leniency, hoping he would confess to the crime.
  • Despite her best efforts to remain composed, her ex's words baited her into an emotional outburst.
  • The politician strategically baited her opponent during the debate, aiming to expose weaknesses in his arguments.
  • The cunning fox baited the trap with a tantalizing scent, luring unsuspecting prey into its snare.

On this page you'll find 105 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to baited, such as: aggravated, aggrieved, agitated, alerted, allured, annoyed, badgered.

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  • affronted
  • aggravated
  • agitated
  • angered
  • angry
  • annoyed
  • antagonized
  • ate
  • badgered
  • baited
  • ballyragged
  • bearish
  • bedeviled
  • bilious
  • bothered
  • bristly
  • bugged
  • bullyragged
  • cantankerous
  • chafed
  • choleric
  • churlish
  • crabby
  • cranky
  • cross
  • deviled
  • devilled
  • disapproving
  • discomforted
  • discomposed
  • displeased
  • disquieted
  • distressed
  • disturbed
  • dyspeptic
  • enflamed
  • enraged
  • exasperated
  • exercised
  • fretful
  • fretted
  • frosted
  • frustrated
  • fussy
  • galled
  • got
  • got to
  • grated
  • griped
  • grouchy
  • grumpy
  • haggled
  • hagrode
  • harassed
  • harried
  • hassled
  • heckled
  • huffy
  • ill-humored
  • incensed
  • inconvenienced
  • indignant
  • inflamed
  • infuriated
  • insulted
  • irascible
  • irate
  • ireful
  • irked
  • irritable
  • irritated
  • itched
  • mad
  • maddened
  • miffed
  • nagged
  • nettled
  • offended
  • outraged
  • peeved
  • peevish
  • persecuted
  • perturbed
  • pestered
  • petulant
  • pinpricked
  • piqued
  • plagued
  • provoked
  • put out
  • rankled
  • rasped
  • resentful
  • riled
  • roiled
  • roused
  • rubbed the wrong way
  • ruffled
  • scunnered
  • shirty
  • snappish
  • snuffy
  • sore
  • spited
  • steaming
  • teased
  • teed off
  • tested
  • testy
  • tormented
  • tortured
  • touchy
  • tried
  • troubled
  • undid
  • unhinged
  • unsettled
  • upset
  • vexed
  • vext
  • wore on
  • worried

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