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
Antonyms for badger
- aid
- delight
- help
- leave alone
- make happy
- please
- support
Meanings of badger
- noun
- Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).
- A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
- A brush made of badger hair.
- (in the plural) A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.
- 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
- To pester, to annoy persistently; press.
- 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.
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- communication
- con
- concoct
- conference
- consultation
- contrive
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- craziness
- crow
- debate
- deceit
- deceive
- deception
- defraud
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- deride
- dialects
- disco
- discussion
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- dupe
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- exaggeration
- exchange
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- feign
- fiction
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- fudge
- gibberish
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