URGING Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in persuading

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as in prompt

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verb

present participle of urge

as in encouraging

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

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Noun

In 2018, at the urging of top FDA officials, the pharmaceutical company AbbVie and other drugmakers conducted the TRAVERSE trial to investigate potential cardiovascular issues linked to testosterone, as well as prostate cancer and bone fractures. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 The council vote this week rescinded the bans in discretionary zones, which had been established at the urging of former District 13 Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, who was defeated for reelection by Soto-Martínez in 2022. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 At a teacher’s urging, Liz applied to college and enrolled at Central Connecticut State University. — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026 Eritrea was under British administration until 1952, when, at Ethiopia’s urging and under the mandate of a United Nations resolution, the two neighbors were joined in a federation. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 And so, less than two weeks after it was presented, Ellison took Tennessee’s offer to the board at the urging of advisers in his circle to start the process of moving Paramount out of California if a settlement can’t be reached. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 Months later, with the support of many customers and community members — and at the urging of Adnan’s grandfather — the store has reopened and is going strong in a new location on 8th Street in the BoDo district. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026 The Times reported that the president made the switch at the urging of the Secret Service and that the newer plane lacked some of the advanced security features of the older Air Force One aircraft. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026 Last summer, at his urging, HHS canceled nearly $500 million in mRNA vaccine research funding. — Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

One of the jurors who sat through his trial, Mae Puckett, wrote a letter in 2011, urging Alabama to spare Myers’ life. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 In May, before any Nvidia employees were linked directly to the scheme, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was highly critical of Supermicro for its failing compliance program, urging that a fix was needed, Tom’s Hardware reported. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026 Now, local Canadian producers are urging the government to bring back those plans to force American companies to help subsidize domestic film and TV production. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026 Health officials are urging parents not to delay the MMR vaccine, despite a recent executive order calling for it to be split into separate shots. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 The Plastic Free Foundation has an initiative every July urging people to reduce plastic waste through simple, everyday choices. — Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026 The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) issued a traffic advisory on Friday, urging drivers to slow down and for pedestrians to stay vigilant, as the risk of traffic injuries rises at the start of each school year. — Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 Rochman, the University of Toronto researcher, co-authored a petition urging rigorous scrutiny of microplastics by the International Joint Commission, a binational group that oversees the treaty. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 After returning the girl to her mother, the bass player kept going — reminiscing about leaving Idaho for Hollywood in 1977, talking about his dreams of writing songs and books, and urging the crowd never to give up on its own aspirations. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for urging

Noun

In reality, Blanding says, her sister didn’t need much persuading.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
Goode needed no persuading about the beauty of animals like New Caledonian geckos, African bush vipers, Caribbean rock iguanas, and similar Cyclura.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of persuading

Verb

Historically, the United States has sent mixed messages to Europeans, encouraging them to step up but then scolding them for seeking autonomy.

— JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
The scarcity itself became part of the appeal, encouraging moviegoers to attend early, return for later editions and share the collectibles online.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of encouraging

Noun

His character is a severe, hectoring figure; his lessons amount to an exhortation to be as mean as possible when money is concerned.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
The faith leader’s exhortation shows the depth of the divide in the Moskowitz-Larkin contest.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhortation

Noun

Taking the jury back in time Each day of the trial has required explanations for how the world was different in 1996, a reminder for the older jurors and a remedial education for the younger ones.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The story of how the major knee injury derailed his career is a reminder of how quickly things can change in the NFL and how short the shelf life of even the most gifted running back can be.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of reminder

Verb

Candidates who struggle to provide substantive answers—or who can’t name anyone without prompting—may often show this same pattern of taking solo credit throughout the interview and beyond.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026
Clancy then began taking Zoloft, prompting immediate difficulty, Heilbrun said, recounting the symptoms and treatments in the lead-up to the death of Clancy's children months later in January 2023.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of prompting

Noun

That capability could provide surgeons with additional feedback during complex procedures.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
The council could review that data and listen to community feedback on how the enforcement was handled, then decide whether to make a more permanent change to city ordinance.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

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