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

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

Later in the festival, around 20 filmmakers, among them directors Chung Ji-young and Lee Myung-se, held a press conference in Busan urging politicians to stop using the film as a political weapon and to leave its judgment to audiences. — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 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 Some experts are urging state and local governments to beef up noise regulations. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 Supporters of Camas High School runners who walked out of a race over a transgender teammate’s participation are planning a rally next week, with organizer Amy Sousa urging adults to take the pressure off the students. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post The CDPHE is urging Coloradans to get vaccinated against the flu as flu activity continues to increase. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Conservationists are now urging a multifaceted approach to protect the animals. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026 Rubio spoke by phone with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday, urging dialogue under a peace deal agreed between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 2018. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 The post is a direct response to an open letter the researchers published on Thursday urging OpenAI to be more transparent about the decision. — Robert Hart, The Verge, 9 Oct. 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

Anti-Trumpers in Wichita are encouraging folks to attend the next No Kings Nationwide Day of Action on Saturday as a sort of rally warm-up.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
But in his statement Hannan argued labor and environmentalists aren’t stopping development, just encouraging it be done safely.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of encouraging

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

Noun

Christa Pike is a reminder that women can commit horrific crimes too.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
That openness is the best thing about Cooked, a record that summons electric Miles and Popol Vuh and the Necks but mostly explores endless emotional ambiguity, offering a reminder that very few sensations are ever pure.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of reminder

Verb

Sam Howell won the Cowboys' backup job during the offseason, prompting Milton’s departure from Dallas.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
A student in the northeastern city of Lens lost his hand after reportedly picking up a grenade earlier this month, prompting the temporary suspension of one type of stun grenade by police.

— Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of prompting

Noun

Keeping machining close to engineering also shortens the feedback loop between design and testing.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
With 30 audio sensors listening for racket strikes and ball bounces, and four cameras tracking play, the machine stands at one end of the net, offering interactive drills and real-time feedback, and recording and analyzing matches.

— Matthew Huff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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