Synonyms of nudges

nudges 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of nudge

1

as in kisses

to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing

accidentally nudged me as they squeezed past

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kisses
• brushes
• touches
• caresses
• skims
• shaves
• grazes
• pats
• misses
• scrapes
• sweeps
• bumps
• strokes
• swipes
• skips
• contacts
• glances
• strikes
• bounces
• cuddles
• fondles
• sideswipes
• rebounds
• loves
• ricochets
• caroms
• pets
• skirts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hits
• slaps
• knocks
• smacks
• impacts
• impinges
• slams
• punches
• whacks
• bumps
• smashes
• swipes
• collides
• crashes
• rams
• bangs
• clashes
• thwacks
• thuds
• bashes

2

as in urges

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

the car salesman nudged me into taking a test-drive, even though I had said that I was just looking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• urges
• encourages
• prompts
• pushes
• prods
• exhorts
• goads
• coaxes
• spurs
• eggs (on)
• propels
• presses
• stimulates
• provokes
• drives
• hurries
• implores
• cajoles
• beseeches
• rushes
• pressures
• hustles
• wheedles
• importunes
• nags
• incites
• adjures
• instigates
• stirs (up)
• foments
• high-pressures
• needles
• blandishes
• soft-soaps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discourages
• deters
• brakes
• dissuades
• inhibits
• curbs
• checks
• restrains
• constrains
• holds back

nudges

2 of 2

noun

plural of nudge

as in pushes

Related Words

• pushes
• jerks
• sticks
• jams
• shoves
• jogs
• punches
• stabs
• digs
• jabs
• lunges
• dabs
• pokes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nudges

Verb

Over many rounds, training nudges the student’s internal settings, called weights, so that its answers more closely match the teacher’s. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, the moon in Virgo nudges you toward practical money matters, so take a closer look at your spending habits. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026

Yannick Nézet-Séguin nudges the orchestra’s warmth and saturation into territory that, if not quite gaudy, is certainly gala-worthy, privileging vibrancy over darkness. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

This device not only warns you of incoming threats (similar to the radio static in previous games) but also gently nudges you in the right direction by showing a garbled feed of landmarks. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Or a family member nudges you to host for the holidays for the third year in a row. — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

General Daily Insight for September 15, 2026 Midday nudges us to choose our priorities. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Where the Cayenne’s steering is calibrated so that the road nudges the driver, Bentley’s elbows back at those perturbances. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026

Medicare surcharges are triggered by hard income thresholds assessed on a two-year lookback, and a conversion that nudges an individual a single dollar over a bracket can raise premiums for a full year. — Dana Dunkelberger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026