Synonyms of prompts

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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

Related 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prompts

Verb

The system prompts someone to call or send an individual email. — Matthew McNally, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

The split prompts Ada to move, with her eighteen-month-old son, to an aunt’s ramshackle house near Lake Michigan. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Gentle pressure on a specific spot, Bunton said, prompts the body to release regulatory hormones that address the concern. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Miles away in Fairhaven, Pennsylvania, Chief of Police Dave Ellison (Bill Camp) gets a call that stuns him, and prompts him to contact the FBI immediately. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

In the road movie, which is Thailand’s international Oscar feature film submission, a prophecy prompts an aging grandmother to embark on a nine-temple pilgrimage with her children and grandchildren. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026

The episode opens with Riley sitting at his work desk, and something prompts him to look for Ray Biller. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Continue reading … QUARANTINE WATCH — Mystery death at Russian plague lab prompts US precautions as questions swirl. — FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

That peptide mimicked the human hormone GLP-1, which prompts the pancreas to release insulin and makes people feel full. — Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Noun

Build the customer profile that makes your prompts convert, create the ban list that keeps your voice intact, set up the master prompt that produces publish-ready content, repurpose your best ideas across platforms, and batch your month in a single session. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026