What is another word for "bait"? Another word for bait includes lure, enticement, decoy, trap, inducement, temptation, allurement, attraction, and chum in fishing context. As verb meaning to lure, synonyms include lure, entice, tempt, entrap, decoy, and attract. As verb meaning to harass or provoke, synonyms include tease, taunt, provoke, goad, harass, and torment. In fishing, chum and lure are common synonyms, as bait used to attract fish. In figurative sense, enticement and temptation refer to something attractive that lures. Decoy is similar as object used to lure into trap. So another word for bait depends on context, with lure being most direct synonym for bait as noun and verb meaning to attract, and provocation for baiting meaning teasing. In general, lure captures core meaning of bait as something used to entice target.
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