Synonyms of prompts

prompts 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of prompt

1

as in causes

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

• causes
• creates
• generates
• brings
• does
• produces
• spawns
• invokes
• works
• induces
• yields
• occasions
• makes
• catalyzes
• engenders
• encourages
• effects
• begets
• brings about
• results (in)
• gives rise to
• draws on
• brings forth
• translates (into)
• introduces
• breeds
• effectuates
• brings on
• initiates
• promotes
• begins
• contributes (to)
• launches
• starts
• decides
• determines
• founds
• establishes
• inaugurates
• develops
• fosters
• institutes
• fathers
• enacts
• furthers
• renders
• sets
• advances
• cultivates
• nourishes
• conduces (to)
• sets up
• turns out
• nurtures
• forwards
• pioneers
• innovates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limits
• restricts
• impedes
• suppresses
• arrests
• controls
• checks
• stifles
• inhibits
• dampens
• represses
• crushes
• subdues
• restrains
• curbs
• smothers
• squashes
• kills
• reins (in)
• retards
• puts down
• quells
• quashes
• squelches
• destroys
• stills
• cracks down (on)
• abolishes
• clamps down (on)
• extinguishes
• cans
• quenches
• demolishes
• liquidates
• snuffs (out)

2

as in urges

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

• urges
• encourages
• nudges
• exhorts
• goads
• spurs
• prods
• eggs (on)
• coaxes
• pushes
• propels
• presses
• provokes
• stimulates
• implores
• beseeches
• pressures
• hurries
• drives
• cajoles
• rushes
• incites
• importunes
• nags
• adjures
• high-pressures
• instigates
• wheedles
• hustles
• foments
• stirs (up)
• blandishes
• needles
• soft-soaps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discourages
• deters
• inhibits
• checks
• dissuades
• brakes
• curbs
• constrains
• restrains
• holds back

prompts

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noun

plural of prompt

as in instructions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructions
• reminders
• observations
• feedback
• urgings
• clues
• solutions
• answers
• directions
• recommendations
• briefs
• warnings
• signs
• signals
• advice
• suggestions
• guidance
• tips
• tip-offs
• advisements
• cautions
• counsel
• assistances
• leads
• pointers
• telltales
• hints