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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urging

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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 — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 The council vote this week rescinded the bans in discretionary zones, which had been established at the urging of former District 13 Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, who was defeated for reelection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

The backlash went beyond online and reached political figures like New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who sent The Met committee a letter urging them to reconsider honoring Galliano. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 The criticism then broadened, with Jewish leaders, museum donors and New York politicians publicly urging the museum to reconsider. — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 The Sierra Club emailed notices to members last week urging them to enter the permit lottery again. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 As the lone Democratic commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, Anna Gomez has been in the unique position of speaking out on some of the agency’s biggest decisions and even publicly urging Disney to fight back against the FCC. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 Last week, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin sent a letter to the museum urging it not to honor Galliano at the gala. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 Gold Phoenix was near the back of the pack in the field of 11 until the far turn, when jockey Hector Berrios began urging him. — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 On Friday, the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union joined voting rights groups in signing a letter urging the county to reject the proposal, saying the closures would be strongly felt in areas with high percentages of minority voters. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 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

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

These separate developments serve as yet another reminder of, with a few notable exceptions, how ubiquitous Turkey’s homegrown drones have become in the Middle East and North Africa region in a relatively short period of time.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Your stories are a great reminder of what sports teaches high school students about life.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of reminder

Verb

Traders still holding the contract faced the prospect of taking delivery of physical crude with little storage available, prompting a rush to sell.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
After receiving credits, the customer said a subsequent box also arrived missing meals, prompting them to cancel their subscription.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 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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