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

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 Leo moon prompts you to ruminate on your energetic resources. — Usa Today, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Waymo, meanwhile, prompts users to report their own spills, charging a $50 cleaning fee that jumps to $100 if the next passenger discovers the mess first. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

This is the sort of pure 1980s batshit monologue that prompts both oh-my-Lord gasps and howls of laughter, and Neill nails the whole thing. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026

Not even the state knew the two existed until the sudden death of Carrie’s father, Ralph, forces a spotlight onto their household and prompts the teenager to enter public school for the very first time. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

The storm, China’s second typhoon in just over a week, prompts an orange typhoon alert, the year’s first red rainstorm warning and tens of millions in emergency disaster-relief funding. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

The Liberty’s roster depth and rotation decisions have left Laney-Hamilton, who has been with the franchise since 2021, in an unfamiliar position, and her inconsistent role prompts questions about her future with the team. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 8 July 2026

Unlike his later work with Disclosure Day, this prompts a journey of discovery rather than one of fear. — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 July 2026

Two hundred and fifty years later, as artificial intelligence reshapes the practice of law and prompts questions about the future of the profession, the nation's founding offers an unexpected answer. — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 1 July 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