Synonyms of egging (on)

egging (on)

verb

present participle of egg (on)

as in urging

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

though exhausted, I was egged on by spectators to finish the marathon

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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