Synonyms of nudging

nudging

verb

present participle of nudge

1

as in brushing

to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing

accidentally nudged me as they squeezed past

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brushing
• kissing
• touching
• caressing
• bumping
• skimming
• shaving
• stroking
• grazing
• patting
• scraping
• sweeping
• swiping
• contacting
• glancing
• skipping
• missing
• ricocheting
• petting
• bouncing
• cuddling
• striking
• loving
• fondling
• caroming
• sideswiping
• ricochetting
• rebounding
• skirting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bumping
• knocking
• slapping
• hitting
• smacking
• whacking
• slamming
• punching
• banging
• smashing
• swiping
• impinging
• impacting
• crashing
• colliding
• thudding
• bashing
• clashing
• ramming
• thwacking

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• bumping
• knocking
• slapping
• hitting
• smacking
• whacking
• slamming
• punching
• banging
• smashing
• swiping
• impinging
• impacting
• crashing
• colliding
• thudding
• bashing
• clashing
• ramming
• thwacking

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2

as in urging

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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