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urging

verb , present participle of urge

Synonyms and Antonyms of urging

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 of urging

egging (on), encouraging, exhorting, goading, nudging, pressing, prodding, prompting

Words Related to urging

driving, propelling, spurring, stimulating

hurrying, hustling, pushing, rushing

adjuring, beseeching, imploring, importuning

blandishing, cajoling, coaxing, soft-soaping, wheedling

high-pressuring, nagging, needling, pressuring

fomenting, inciting, instigating, provoking, stirring (up)

Near Antonyms of urging

deterring, discouraging, dissuading

braking, checking, constraining, curbing, holding back, inhibiting, restraining

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