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

The half-day stop was part of a multiyear effort to see the country’s national dress added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, under the urging of Thai princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026 Hindenburg agreed to dissolve the Reichstag, at Hitler’s urging, and schedule new elections, for March 5, 1933. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 Part of the balancing act comes at the urging of his mother, Trish, who’s even pushing for Max, an A student already taking dual-enrollment college classes, to go away and attend a university. — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Kamalpory bought Kabob House from a previous owner in 2018 at the urging of Mashal, who already worked there as a student at Borah High School. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2026 Hughes moved out of the Burns household at the urging of Burns. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 Trump wanted courts to allow the use of his preferred map, which lawmakers approved last year at his urging. — David A. Lieb, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026 The fact that the move apparently came at the urging of stars like Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl bought the Oilers a little bit of cover. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 At the urging of Roberto Clemente’s family, Major League Baseball pays tribute to its first Latin American superstar by allowing Puerto Rican players and others to wear his uniform number, 21, in his honor, on this day. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

Organizers sought to distance themselves from potential unrest, urging participants to keep their faces uncovered and hands visible. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 With these factors in mind, public health authorities are urging the public to take measures now to protect themselves and others. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Edouard Philippe, former prime minister and leader of the party, began urging Macron to resign last year. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026 Trump held a rally just outside of Wichita on Monday, urging voters to elect Marshall. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 Another of Alvarado’s committees also sent mailers to Central Florida voters urging them to vote for an independent state Senate candidate, Jestine Iannotti, who filed to run for a seat representing Seminole County and part of Volusia. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Authorities are urging drivers to find an alternate route until the roads reopen. — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Kern County’s assistant registrar of voters, Laura Cantu, said election officials are urging rural voters to use drop boxes to cast their ballots in the general election. — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026 Hundreds of mourners later gathered at Rehman Baba cemetery for mass funeral prayers as grief gripped the neighborhood and announcements echoed from mosque loudspeakers, urging residents to join in prayers for those killed. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for urging

Noun

Technical knowledge can be taught and examined but the skills Freebairn values most, such as influencing, persuading, and negotiating, cannot.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
In reality, Blanding says, her sister didn’t need much persuading.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of persuading

Noun

Duckworth also faced backlash from critics who argued that her message was, at best, a series of hollow exhortations to simply try harder and, at worst, an insidious form of victim-blaming that ignored structural inequality.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of exhortation

Verb

After two days when admission was by invitation only, Art Basel Paris opened to the public Friday -- but only for the day, with the threat of unrest prompting organizers to cancel the weekend program.

— ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Some even pitched tents and 55 people were arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning, prompting further demonstrations.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of prompting

Noun

Dawson turned the feedback into a visual installation featuring hundreds of handwritten words on sticky notes representing the community's hopes and aspirations.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
The system learns from feedback, adjusting its actions to improve performance and achieve a target objective.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

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