Synonyms of urged

urged

verb

past tense of urge

as in encouraged

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action

the public service announcement urges pet owners to spay or neuter their pets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encouraged
• prompted
• exhorted
• nudged
• spurred
• goaded
• prodded
• pushed
• coaxed
• pressed
• propelled
• implored
• egged (on)
• stimulated
• hurried
• beseeched
• drove
• rushed
• provoked
• importuned
• pressured
• cajoled
• hustled
• adjured
• wheedled
• nagged
• incited
• instigated
• stirred (up)
• fomented
• needled
• blandished
• soft-soaped
• high-pressured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraged
• deterred
• dissuaded
• checked
• constrained
• restrained
• inhibited
• held back
• curbed
• braked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of urged

At the start of the year, top DHS officials, including Mullin, urged lawmakers to provide funding specifically for purchasing more body cameras and training officers on how to use them. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

Those with information on his whereabouts are urged to contact Ryde Police Station or Crime Stoppers. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Yet the attorney general stressed that the election was bigger than Israel, and, invoking Purim’s Queen Esther, urged Jewish voters to put their own feelings of personal safety aside. — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

McBain urged property owners to have post-storm assessments done on larger trees. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Some of his friends had urged their parents not to go to work, to wait until ICE had left Danbury. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Campus police still urged the university to act, the suit said. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

The Los Angeles Conservancy has urged those interested in the home’s future to reach out to LA City Councilmember Traci Park to express their concerns. — News Desk, Artforum, 31 Aug. 2026

The alert urged residents in the affected area to leave immediately and travel east on FM 2210. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026