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prompt

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of prompt

1 done, carried out, or given without delay

  • prompt treatment of snakebites is always advisable
Synonyms of prompt

immediate, punctual, speedy, timely
Words Related to prompt

apt, quick, ready, swift, willing

opportune, seasonable

early
Near Antonyms of prompt

delinquent, latish, overdue

behind, behindhand, delayed, detained

dilatory, laggard, slow
Antonyms of prompt

belated, late, tardy

2 having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitation

  • our waiter was prompt and courteous despite the fact that the restaurant was understaffed
Synonyms of prompt

alacritous, alert, expeditious, quick, ready, willing
Words Related to prompt

receptive, responsive

immediate, instant, instantaneous, summary

breakneck, breathless, brisk, fast, fleet, fleet-footed, hit-and-run, lightning, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, swift, whirlwind

eager, keen, sharp

apt, clever, quick, quick-witted, ready-witted, sharp-witted, smart
Near Antonyms of prompt

unresponsive

crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, lazy, lazyish, leisurely, logy (also loggy), poking, poky (or pokey), slothful, slow, slowish, sluggish, tardy, unhurried

dormant, idle, inactive, inert

Synonym Discussion of prompt

quick, prompt, ready, apt mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability. quick stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote native rather than acquired power.
    • quick reflexes
    • a keen quick mind
prompt is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response.
    • prompt emergency medical care
ready suggests facility or fluency in response.
    • backed by a pair of ready assistants
apt stresses the possession of qualities (such as intelligence, a particular talent, or a strong bent) that makes quick effective response possible.
    • an apt student
    • her answer was apt and to the point

prompt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of prompt

1 to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

  • a misguided pride prompted the family to refuse all offers of help
Synonyms of prompt

beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, occasion, produce, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield
Words Related to prompt

conduce (to), contribute (to)

decide, determine

begin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, start

advance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote

enact, render, turn out
Phrases Synonymous with prompt

bring forth, give rise to
Near Antonyms of prompt

impede, limit, restrict

clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress

arrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retard

can [slang], kill, snuff (out), still

abolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench

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

  • prompted the reluctant performer onto the stage with loud cheers and whistles
Synonyms of prompt

egg (on), encourage, exhort, goad, nudge, press, prod, urge
Words Related to prompt

drive, propel, spur, stimulate

hurry, hustle, push, rush

adjure, beseech, implore, importune

blandish, cajole, coax, soft-soap, wheedle

high-pressure, nag, needle, pressure

foment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir (up)
Near Antonyms of prompt

deter, discourage, dissuade

brake, check, constrain, curb, hold back, inhibit, restrain

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