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 16 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for badger

  • annoy
  • beaver
  • bully
  • fox
  • goad
  • harass
  • heckle
  • hound
  • marten
  • otter
  • pester
  • rabbit
  • raccoon
  • sheep
  • tease
  • torment

Antonyms for badger

  • aid
  • 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 23 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to badger, such as: aid, annoy, beaver, bully, delight, fox, goad.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

haggled

  • aggravated
  • annoyed
  • badgered
  • bargain
  • bargained
  • barter
  • bickered
  • bothered
  • dealt
  • dicker
  • dickered
  • exasperated
  • frustrated
  • harassed
  • harried
  • hassled
  • irritated
  • negotiated
  • peeved
  • persecuted
  • pestered
  • plagued
  • provoked
  • quibble
  • squabble
  • tested
  • tormented
  • tortured
  • tried
  • vexed
  • wrangle

jive

  • absurdity
  • advertise
  • alibi
  • annoy
  • apology
  • assume
  • babble
  • badger
  • baloney
  • bamboozle
  • banter
  • bias
  • bluff
  • boast
  • bother
  • bunk
  • chat
  • chatter
  • cheat
  • chicanery
  • circumvent
  • comment
  • communication
  • con
  • concoct
  • conference
  • consultation
  • contrive
  • conversation
  • conversational
  • counterfeit
  • cover-up
  • craziness
  • crow
  • debate
  • deceit
  • deceive
  • deception
  • defraud
  • delude
  • deride
  • dialect
  • disco
  • discussion
  • dodging
  • double
  • drivel
  • dupe
  • embezzle
  • exaggeration
  • exchange
  • fake
  • falsehood
  • farce
  • feign
  • fiction
  • fleece
  • folly
  • fool
  • foolishness
  • forgery
  • fraud
  • fudge
  • fun
  • gibberish
  • gloat
  • gossip
  • harass
  • hearing
  • hoax
  • hoodwink
  • humiliate
  • hypocrisy
  • hypocritical
  • idiocy
  • illusion
  • impersonate
  • insanity
  • invent
  • joke
  • justification
  • kid
  • lampoon
  • language
  • laugh
  • lie
  • lip
  • madness
  • meaningless
  • misguide
  • misinterpretation
  • mislead
  • misrepresent
  • misrepresentation
  • misstatement
  • misuse
  • mock
  • mockery
  • monologue
  • myth
  • needle
  • nonsense
  • nudge
  • observation
  • parody
  • pester
  • pick on
  • pretend
  • pretended
  • pretext
  • profess
  • purport
  • put on
  • questioning
  • quip
  • rationalization
  • remark
  • report
  • ridicule
  • roast
  • rob
  • rubbish
  • rumor
  • ruse
  • samba
  • scam
  • scoff
  • scorn
  • sidestep
  • silliness
  • slang
  • song and dance
  • speech
  • spiel
  • spoof
  • stupidity
  • substitute
  • subterfuge
  • swindle
  • talk
  • tango
  • tantalize
  • taunt
  • tease
  • terminology
  • torment
  • trash
  • travesty
  • trick
  • trickery
  • trump up
  • untruth
  • vernacular
  • victimize
  • visit
  • vocabulary
  • waffle
  • waltz

jived

  • advertise
  • annoy
  • assume
  • badger
  • bamboozle
  • banter
  • bantered
  • bluff
  • boast
  • bother
  • cheat
  • circumvent
  • con
  • concoct
  • contrive
  • counterfeit
  • crow
  • deceive
  • defraud
  • delude
  • deride
  • dupe
  • embezzle
  • fake
  • feign
  • fleece
  • fool
  • fudge
  • gloat
  • harass
  • hoodwink
  • humiliate
  • impersonate
  • invent
  • joked
  • kidded
  • lampoon
  • laugh
  • misguide
  • mislead
  • misrepresent
  • mock
  • needle
  • nudge
  • parody
  • pester
  • pick on
  • pretend
  • profess
  • purport
  • put on
  • quip
  • ridicule
  • rob
  • scoff
  • scorn
  • sidestep
  • spoof
  • swindle
  • tantalize
  • taunt
  • teased
  • torment
  • trump up
  • victimize
  • waffle

jives

  • absurdity
  • advertise
  • alibi
  • annoy
  • apology
  • assume
  • babble
  • badger
  • baloney
  • bamboozle
  • banter
  • banters
  • bias
  • bluff
  • boast
  • bother
  • bunk
  • chat
  • chatter
  • cheat
  • chicanery
  • circumvent
  • comment
  • communication
  • con
  • concoct
  • conference
  • consultation
  • contrive
  • conversation
  • counterfeit
  • cover-up
  • craziness
  • crow
  • debate
  • deceit
  • deceive
  • deception
  • defraud
  • delude
  • deride
  • dialects
  • disco
  • discussion
  • dodging
  • drivel
  • dupe
  • embezzle
  • exaggeration
  • exchange
  • fake
  • falsehood
  • farce
  • feign
  • fiction
  • fleece
  • folly
  • fool
  • foolishness
  • forgery
  • fraud
  • fudge
  • gibberish
  • gloat
  • gossip
  • harass
  • hearing
  • hoax
  • hoodwink
  • humiliate
  • hypocrisy
  • idiocy
  • idioms
  • illusion
  • impersonate
  • insanity
  • invent
  • jokes
  • justification
  • kids
  • lampoon
  • languages
  • laugh
  • lie
  • lingoes
  • madness
  • misguide
  • misinterpretation
  • mislead
  • misrepresent
  • misrepresentation
  • misstatement
  • misuse
  • mock
  • mockery
  • monologue
  • myth
  • needle
  • nonsense
  • nudge
  • observation
  • parody
  • pester
  • pick on
  • pretend
  • pretext
  • profess
  • purport
  • put on
  • questioning
  • quip
  • rationalization
  • remark
  • report
  • ridicule
  • rob
  • rubbish
  • rumor
  • ruse
  • samba
  • scam
  • scoff
  • scorn
  • sidestep
  • silliness
  • slangs
  • song and dance
  • speech
  • spiel
  • spoof
  • stupidity
  • substitute
  • subterfuge
  • swindle
  • talk
  • tango
  • tantalize
  • taunt
  • teases
  • terminologies
  • torment
  • trash
  • travesty
  • trick
  • trickery
  • trump up
  • untruth
  • victimize
  • visit
  • vocabularies
  • waffle
  • waltz

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