Synonyms of prompted

prompted

verb

past tense of prompt

1

as in caused

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 & Similar Words

• caused
• brought
• created
• generated
• spawned
• did
• produced
• induced
• worked
• invoked
• occasioned
• yielded
• made
• engendered
• effected
• catalyzed
• brought about
• encouraged
• resulted (in)
• brought on
• brought forth
• introduced
• gave rise to
• translated (into)
• drew on
• initiated
• bred
• began
• effectuated
• inaugurated
• begot
• promoted
• decided
• launched
• started
• determined
• founded
• pioneered
• instituted
• contributed (to)
• established
• developed
• forwarded
• fostered
• enacted
• set up
• set
• cultivated
• rendered
• furthered
• nurtured
• conduced (to)
• turned out
• advanced
• fathered
• innovated
• nourished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restricted
• limited
• impeded
• suppressed
• quashed
• checked
• stifled
• dampened
• subdued
• controlled
• inhibited
• crushed
• arrested
• repressed
• restrained
• smothered
• put down
• quelled
• killed
• curbed
• retarded
• squelched
• destroyed
• squashed
• stilled
• abolished
• canned
• clamped down (on)
• extinguished
• cracked down (on)
• reined (in)
• quenched
• demolished
• liquidated
• snuffed (out)

2

as in urged

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 & Similar Words

• urged
• encouraged
• spurred
• nudged
• exhorted
• goaded
• prodded
• pushed
• coaxed
• propelled
• pressed
• egged (on)
• provoked
• stimulated
• implored
• hurried
• drove
• beseeched
• rushed
• pressured
• importuned
• incited
• hustled
• cajoled
• instigated
• adjured
• nagged
• wheedled
• fomented
• stirred (up)
• needled
• blandished
• soft-soaped
• high-pressured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraged
• deterred
• dissuaded
• checked
• constrained
• inhibited
• restrained
• held back
• curbed
• braked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prompted

The shooting prompted protests over police use of force, and calls for police to stop foot pursuits altogether until the department overhauls its chase policies. —Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026

OpenAI is now facing seven wrongful-death lawsuits, which allege that ChatGPT prompted several suicides and a murder. —Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

Orbán's conduct has prompted a reexamination of how the EU accepts new members and monitors current ones. —ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026

Finally, the app gave me the option to set weigh-in reminders for various times of day and prompted me to turn on notifications. —Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026

The rise of disco in the mid-1970s prompted too many soul-music greats to halfheartedly jump on the bandwagon. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026

But while the Gulf states boasted thriving business sectors before the conflict, Iran’s economy was already in shambles, leading to domestic unrest that prompted a brutal crackdown. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026

The economic shocks caused nationwide by extreme weather events, the disruption of export markets and now the war have prompted the industry, including California growers, to seek federal assistance. —Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026

The hype around OpenClaw has prompted other Chinese tech conglomerates to launch their own versions, with names like DuClaw, QClaw and ArkClaw. —CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026