Synonyms of prompting

prompting 1 of 2

noun

as in influencing

Related Words

• influencing
• swaying
• tempting
• seduction
• lobbying
• coaxing
• pressuring
• exhortation
• entreaty
• wheedling
• persuading
• urging
• cajolery
• blandishment
• convincing
• inducement
• inducing
• brainwashing
• cajolement
• conversion
• suasion
• overpersuasion
• persuasion

prompting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of prompt

1

as in causing

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

• causing
• creating
• generating
• bringing
• spawning
• doing
• producing
• inducing
• invoking
• working
• yielding
• making
• effecting
• encouraging
• occasioning
• catalyzing
• bringing about
• giving rise to
• resulting (in)
• engendering
• introducing
• drawing on
• translating (into)
• breeding
• effectuating
• begetting
• initiating
• bringing forth
• promoting
• bringing on
• beginning
• contributing (to)
• launching
• deciding
• inaugurating
• instituting
• establishing
• starting
• determining
• pioneering
• founding
• developing
• fostering
• furthering
• enacting
• forwarding
• rendering
• cultivating
• setting
• nurturing
• conducing (to)
• advancing
• setting up
• turning out
• innovating
• fathering
• nourishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limiting
• restricting
• impeding
• suppressing
• controlling
• stifling
• crushing
• quashing
• checking
• quelling
• restraining
• subduing
• dampening
• inhibiting
• arresting
• smothering
• repressing
• curbing
• killing
• putting down
• retarding
• squelching
• squashing
• destroying
• abolishing
• cracking down (on)
• extinguishing
• quenching
• clamping down (on)
• demolishing
• liquidating
• reining (in)
• canning
• stilling
• snuffing (out)

2

as in urging

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prompting

Noun

An agentic system pursues a goal across multiple steps—retrieving data, calling APIs, applying business rules, making decisions and handing off exceptions—with limited human prompting along the way. — Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

That’s the future Google and other tech giants predict, with AI agents soon handling tasks on our phones without constant prompting, potentially freeing us up to do other things. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Without any prompting, the server offered to prepare a plate of food to send to the room. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

The Five Pillars Of Token Optimization Token optimization requires more than smart prompting. — Sumeet Agrawal, Fortune, 20 July 2026

These followers, or individuals who react or respond to the prompting of opinion leaders, may not necessarily qualify as opinion leaders themselves. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026

Recently, her kids, ages 11 and 15, participated in a school walkout in protest of ICE without any prompting from her. — Adrienne Farr, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026

Without any prompting from leadership, there was much discussion in the hallways that Netflix made the right call to exert financial discipline and not get caught up in the hunt. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026

In 2016, Arnold went to rehab for alcohol addiction, at the prompting of country singer Charlie Daniels. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2026

Verb

Candidates who struggle to provide substantive answers—or who can’t name anyone without prompting—may often show this same pattern of taking solo credit throughout the interview and beyond. — Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026

Clancy then began taking Zoloft, prompting immediate difficulty, Heilbrun said, recounting the symptoms and treatments in the lead-up to the death of Clancy's children months later in January 2023. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

During a third-quarter timeout with Indiana leading 81-75, Cloud began shouting toward Freedom at courtside and Freedom responded, prompting security to escort the former NBA center from the arena as the Fever went on to pull away for a 113-90 win. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

During the fire response, DFR said two firefighters suffered non-life-threatening burn injuries to their lower extremities, prompting them to be taken to the hospital. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

The Giants challenged the call on the field and the call stood after a video review, prompting a second celebration. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

It's also given rise to smuggling schemes to bring AI hardware into China, prompting international investigations and the arrests of many high-profile employees at companies such as Super Micro and Nvidia. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

The Dodgers rank near the bottom in MLB in scoring and OPS in August, prompting manager Dave Roberts to question their hunger. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

In the end, Gizelle’s team triumphs, prompting more dejection from Vicki. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026