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

One of its executives, Anderson, defined agentic treasury as a control system for the movement of money, software that does not merely advise a treasurer but acts, moving cash between accounts, settling invoices, hedging a currency exposure, all with little human prompting. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

The agent can run programs and complete requests without constant prompting. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 3 June 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

Knowing how to drive is the prompting. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Apr. 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

On the same day, at Southside Presbyterian Church, in Tucson, Arizona, a similar press conference was held at the prompting of an eccentric goat herder named Jim Corbett, who had been sheltering refugees for the past year and had turned to the church for help. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026

Verb

In that operation, federal agents randomly chased people in shopping centers, neighborhoods and a church grounds — making arrests, prompting businesses to close and causing widespread fear among immigrant communities. — Diamy Wang july 13, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026

Over the last few months, residents have expressed their disapproval of the Flock cameras, prompting the City Council to hold a meeting to decide the future of its contract with the security company. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Moyle’s family had been working on potential development plans, prompting the Ada County Assessor’s Office to visit the area and see if the previous designations (agriculture for some parts and waste in others) still held true. — Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026

The findings cut across North American Jewish communities of different regions and sizes and are prompting Jewish leaders to reexamine their assumptions at a time when Israel is shedding support among Americans of all backgrounds. — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2026

However, one provision raised concerns among privacy, immigration and LGBTQ+ advocates, prompting a stand-off between the governor and state legislators. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

The agency maintains Salgado Araujo rammed an ICE vehicle, prompting an officer to open fire in self-defense. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

Automation may replace older workers, prompting them to either become unemployed or leave the labor force completely, Sanzenbacher found. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 July 2026

The fire broke out June 17 and raged for eight days, sending a massive amount of smoke into the atmosphere and prompting warnings for nearby residents to stay inside. — City News Service, Daily News, 6 July 2026