- bait
- n1. lure, plug, troll, decoy; trap, snare, gin, springe, noose, trepan; pitfall, pit, net.2. allurement, enticement, lurement, beguilement; temptation, tantalization, teasing, seduction, Sl. come-on; fascination, charm, enchantment, bewitchment, entrancement; captivation, ensnarement, entrapment; inducement, incitement, incentive, whet, bribe; attraction, magnetism, drawing, appeal, influencev3. entice, lure, allure, intrigue, beguile, inveigle; tempt, tantalize, seduce, ensorcell, bewitch, enchant; captivate, fascinate, charm, entrance, enrapture; titillate, tickle, interest; arouse, rouse, incite, whet, stimulate; induce, bribe, suborn; attract, appeal, draw, magnetize, hypnotize, sway.4. badger, torment, hector, bedevil, plague; terrorize, persecute, molest, torture; harass, harry, beset, beleaguer; hound, dog, nag, pick on, pick at; be or get on [s.o.'s] back, Brit. chivvy, Inf. give [s.o.] a hard time, Sl. ride, Sl. needle, Sl. put the heat on.5. tease, Inf. kid, Inf. rib, Inf. josh; badinage, chaff, rally, twit, Inf. pick or get on, make fun of, mock, ridicule, jeer at, Inf. rag; laugh at, deride, fleer, taunt.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.