Synonyms of exhorting

exhorting

verb

present participle of exhort

as in urging

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action

the speaker exhorted the graduating students to go forth and try to make a difference in the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• urging
• encouraging
• nudging
• prompting
• goading
• spurring
• coaxing
• prodding
• pushing
• propelling
• imploring
• egging (on)
• pressing
• beseeching
• stimulating
• hurrying
• driving
• cajoling
• provoking
• importuning
• rushing
• pressuring
• hustling
• wheedling
• inciting
• adjuring
• fomenting
• nagging
• instigating
• needling
• stirring (up)
• blandishing
• high-pressuring
• soft-soaping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraging
• deterring
• checking
• dissuading
• restraining
• inhibiting
• curbing
• constraining
• braking
• holding back