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spurs

noun , plural of spur

Synonyms and Antonyms of spurs

1 something that arouses action or activity

the threat of losing its only sports franchise was the spur the city council needed to finally do something about the rising crime rate

Synonyms of spurs

boosts, encouragements, goads, impetuses, impulses, incentives, incitations, incitements, instigations, momenta (or momentums), motivations, provocations, stimulants, stimuli, yeasts

Words Related to spurs

inducements, invitations

antecedents, causes, considerations, grounds, motives, occasions, reasons

catalysts, catalyzers, fuels, sparks

Phrases Synonymous with spurs

shots in the arm

Antonyms of spurs

counterincentives (or counter-incentives), disincentives

2 a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else

a weak wall that might need a spur

Synonyms of spurs

braces, buttresses, mounts, mountings, props, reinforcements, shores, stays, supports, underpinnings

Words Related to spurs

columns, pedestals, pilasters, pillars

arches, bolsters, brackets, cantilevers, girders

crutches, pegs, posts, stakes, stanchions, stands, stilts, struts, trusses

bases, foundations, frames

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