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

In a letter to Defence Minister Luke Pollard this week, 18 MPs and one member of the House of Lords urged the government to stop using bear pelts sourced from legal culls in Canada and instead adopt faux-fur alternatives. — James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Critics of the deal urged Bonta and other state attorneys general to resist pressure to reach a settlement that would allow Ellison’s deal to move forward. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Levi urged Carmon to take the post down, but the damage had already been done. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Foreign diplomats and Haitian authorities have called for the deployment to be ramped up and have urged donor countries to provide logistical support or additional financing. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

About eight years ago, Jodi Jessop, a mother of three, helped start the Horizon West School Coalition, which urged local and state leaders to find ways to build new schools more quickly because so many were so crowded. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Outside the Mason City Council chamber, Ewart said he's urged Barrett to come out more forcefully against the project and warned the congressman about local disappointment with him. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Residents and visitors have been urged to closely monitor the weather and the watches or warnings as Lowell approaches the islands, the hurricane center said. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2026

Officials urged people to drink plenty of water and to take water to those who are vulnerable. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026