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Synonyms of badger

21 similar words

Another word for badger is brock. Other synonyms of badger are Wisconsinite, bait, hound, bedevil and beleaguer.

Synonyms and similar words for badger

nounA native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.

  • brockA male badger.
  • WisconsiniteA native or resident of the state of Wisconsin in the United States of America.

verbTo pester; to annoy persistently; to press.

  • baitTo intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
  • houndTo persistently harass doggedly.
  • bedevilTo harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
  • beleaguerTo vex, harass, or beset.
  • persecute
  • dog
  • bullyragTo harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.
  • besiege
  • bug
  • devil informal
  • beset figurativelyTo assail or attack (someone) from all sides; to set about.
  • chevy figurativelyTo vex or harass with petty attacks.
  • give someone griefTo hassle or abuse someone.
  • harassTo annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
  • harryTo harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
  • pesterTo bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
  • pick atTo pick on or repeatedly criticize (someone).
  • plagueTo harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
  • vex archaicTo trouble aggressively, to harass.

Meaning of badger

  1. noun Any member of species of the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or Taxidea, of mammals.
  2. noun A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
  3. noun A brush made of badger hair.

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Questions about synonyms of badger

What is another word for badger?
Badger has 21 synonyms on Word.ws, such as brock, Wisconsinite, bait, hound, bedevil, beleaguer, persecute and dog.
What does badger mean?
Badger means any member of species of the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or Taxidea, of mammals.

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