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Noun
▲
The act of insisting or convincing
persuading
insistence
begging
beseeching
coaxing
driving
goad
imploring
persuasion
pleading
“While behind bars, he takes up boxing at the urging of the warden and finds a new desire to do something with his life.”
Noun
▲
Support for an idea or cause
advocacy
backing
support
advancement
promotion
encouragement
championship
endorsement
assistance
championing
sponsorship
espousal
boosterism
aid
favoringUS
favouringUK
recommendation
sanctioning
supporting
defenceUK
endorsing
promoting
espousing
defenseUS
promulgation
propagation
recommending
upholding
acceptance
activism
approval
proposal
approving
justification
spokesmanship
calling for
arguing for
argument for
pressing for
pushing for
support for
campaigning for
pleading for
advising in favour
more ❯
Noun
▲
Something that motivates or provokes a person or thing into action
provocation
incitement
incentive
stimulus
impetus
motivation
encouragement
spur
instigation
impulse
goad
stimulant
inducement
boost
incitation
momentum
stimulation
yeast
inspiration
goading
pressure
cause
prompting
prodding
stirring
excitement
reason
rousing
challenge
dare
taunt
baiting
egging on
red rag
casus belli
more ❯
Noun
▲
The action or process of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something
persuasion
inducement
persuading
blandishment
convincing
enticement
wheedling
cajolery
coaxing
conversion
inveiglement
coercion
encouragement
suasion
exhortation
inducing
influencing
pressure
prompting
temptation
arm-twisting
smooth-talking
soft-soaping
sweet-talking
alignment
alluring
arguments
arm-twist
brainwashing
con
goose
hook
influence
moral pressure
potency
power
promote
pull
seduction
sell
squeeze
wiles
soft power
hard sell
snow job
soft soap
sweet talk
winning over
working over
incentive
stimulus
incitement
motivation
spur
impetus
impulse
provocation
stimulation
goad
motive
lure
bait
cause
urge
attraction
carrot
sweetener
draw
consideration
douceur
bribe
reward
leader
perk
desire
brainwash
twist
clarion call
come-on
Noun
▲
The fact or quality of insisting that something is the case or should be done
insistence
demand
command
dictate
entreaty
bidding
exhortation
instruction
pressing
request
requirement
arm-twisting
behest
hest
importuning
importunity
insistency
say-so
determination
doggedness
firmness
perseverance
persistence
resolve
wish
solicitation
call
desire
pressure
supplication
more ❯
Noun
▲
A suggestion or proposal as to the best course of action, especially one put forward by an authoritative body
recommendation
advice
counsel
exhortation
guidance
proposal
suggestion
direction
enjoinder
advocacy
proposition
rider
submission
advisement
guideline
instruction
prescription
charge
admonishment
warning
caution
injunction
caveat
precept
monition
lecture
lesson
adjuration
enjoinment
input
more ❯
Noun
▲
The act of endorsing something, usually by being complimentary
recommendation
endorsement
commendation
praise
plug
testimonial
reference
suggestion
advocacy
approval
sanction
tip
laudation
acclaim
acclamation
acknowledgementUK
acknowledgmentUS
approbation
blessing
compliment
encouragement
extolment
homage
judgementUK
judgmentUS
mention
salutation
tribute
esteem
instruction
support
good word
character reference
favorable mention
favourable mention
special mention
words of approbation
words of approval
honorable mention
honourable mention
letter of support
two cents' worth
more ❯
Preposition
▲
Being the reason for
behind
causing
initiating
instigating
responsible for
the source of
culpable of
the reason for
guilty of
the cause of
the organizer of
at the back of
to blame for
at the bottom of
Adjective
▲
Forceful
driving
dynamic
forceful
sweeping
compelling
energetic
galvanic
vigorous
active
enterprising
impellent
influential
lively
major
motivating
powerful
propulsive
violent
strong
potent
forcible
animated
zippy
aggressive
pushing
go-ahead
emphatic
vehement
spirited
high-powered
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to ask someone to do something in an urgent manner
pressing
prompting
goading
exhorting
begging
encouraging
enjoining
pleading
prodding
adjuring
admonishing
beseeching
entreating
imploring
pressurisingUK
pressurizingUS
compelling
influencing
pushing
spurring
appealing
constraining
dragooning
insisting
pressuring
requesting
asking
inducing
instigating
maneuveringUS
manoeuvringUK
moving
nagging
nudging
propelling
sanctioning
soliciting
proposing
stimulating
wheedling
advancing
charging
commending
conjuring
countenancing
inciting
inspiring
promoting
rationalisingUK
rationalizingUS
tempting
egging on
calling on
appealing to
insisting on
leaning on
prevailing on
pushing for
putting up to
psyching up
putting the heat on
trying to persuade
using pressure on
bulldozing into
putting pressure on
putting the screws on
railroading into
twisting someone's arm
firing up
more ❯
“I would do my best to urge my husband to buy me a new pair of Dolce and Gabbana sneakers.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to encourage someone to continue or succeed
spurring
driving
encouraging
impelling
stirring
coercing
goading
inciting
inspiring
rallying
rousing
egging
motivating
prodding
pushing
forcing
rooting
firing up
spurring on
keying up
stimulating
moving
provoking
exciting
prompting
instigating
arousing
inducing
animating
galvanizingUS
more ❯
“The game still looked in the balance, and Rhodes continued to urge Kendal on with his constant ranting from the back.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to advocate earnestly and persistently
advocating
advising
recommending
backing
championing
counsellingUK
counselingUS
encouraging
espousing
prescribing
proposing
suggesting
supporting
endorsing
favoringUS
favouringUK
promoting
pushing
sanctioning
advancing
exhorting
furthering
insisting on
pushing for
sponsoring
speaking for
campaigning for
boosting
pressing for
lobbying for
more ❯
“With experts warning that the market is sitting on the biggest bubble ever, it is time to urge caution.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats
coercing
forcing
compelling
pressuring
impelling
pressurisingUK
pressurizingUS
driving
dragooning
pressing
obliging
making
browbeating
constraining
bullying
bulldozing
railroading
intimidating
pushing
influencing
blackjacking
impressing
obligating
cowing
sandbagging
muscling
bludgeoning
threatening
menacing
terrorisingUK
terrorizingUS
hustling
brainwashing
squeezing
bouncing
besetting
concussing
shotgunning
restricting
hindering
repressing
suppressing
strong-arming
prevailing on
leaning on
putting pressure on
using pressure on
fast-talking
press-ganging
bringing pressure to bear on
putting the squeeze on
putting the screws on
putting under an obligation
acting on
working on
twisting one's arm
high pressuring
making an offer they can't refuse
putting the arm on
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to persuade someone to do something
coaxing
persuading
cajoling
inveigling
wheedling
enticing
influencing
tempting
luring
inducing
beguiling
seducing
alluring
charming
blarneying
blandishing
flattering
wooing
encouraging
getting
decoying
maneuveringUS
manoeuvringUK
palavering
pressing
conning
hooking
wangling
worming
bartering
importuning
jawboning
pestering
plaguing
soothing
teasing
sweet-talking
prevailing on
soft-soaping
winning over
talking into
prevailing upon
arguing into
getting round
buttering up
working on
arm-twisting
coming on
talking someone into something
roping in
twisting one's arm
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to incite or cause troublesome acts
fomenting
provoking
inciting
instigating
exciting
stimulating
arousing
inspiring
rousing
kindling
causing
generating
encouraging
prompting
enkindling
promoting
agitating
spurring
raising
goading
abetting
initiating
starting
brewing
fermenting
actuating
quickening
picking
effectuating
fanning
increasing
setting
nurturing
stirring up
whipping up
bringing about
sparking off
touching off
setting in motion
triggering off
putting in motion
setting on
drumming up
sowing the seeds of
fanning the flames of
Verb
▲
Present participle for to convince or manipulate
influencing
convincing
manipulating
persuading
inveigling
tempting
beguiling
brainwashing
bribing
coaxing
coercing
controlling
directing
exploiting
finagling
jockeying
playing
steering
swaying
compelling
counsellingUK
counselingUS
dragooning
enticing
impelling
intimidating
luring
working
leaning on
pressurisingUK
pressurizingUS
working upon
browbeating
cajoling
inciting
inclining
inducing
prejudicing
prevailing upon
pulling strings with
talking round
twisting someone's arm
bringing round
coloringUS
colouringUK
suborning
turning
bringing pressure to bear on
bringing pressure to bear upon
carrying weight with
cutting any ice with
making yourself felt with
touching
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for press for political action
lobbying
influencing
persuading
petitioning
pressing
pressuring
pushing
campaigning
soliciting
swaying
appealing
importuning
promoting
pressurisingUK
pressurizingUS
advancing
affecting
altering
appealing to
billing
boosting
calling on
changing
drumming
furthering
hyping
inducing
modifying
pitching
plugging
politicking
procuring
requesting
seeking to influence
selling
soft-selling
soft-soaping
splashing
spotting
sweet-talking
thumping
trying to persuade
applying pressure
building up
campaigning for
high pressuring
selling one on
swaying opinion
bringing pressure to bear on
exerting influence
pressing your case
pulling strings
putting pressure on
soliciting votes
trying to influence
making a pitch for
bringing pressure to bear
Verb
▲
Present participle for to plead or put forward strongly
pressing
pleading
lodging
presenting
tendering
filing
preferring
submitting
laying
placing
selling
putting forward
advancing insistently
proposing
suggesting
advancing
offering
advocating
proffering
posing
postulating
voting
broaching
setting forth
peddling
discussing
promoting
introducing
bouncing
mooting
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to facilitate or accelerate the progress of
expediting
advancing
forwarding
pressing
promoting
rushing
accelerating
facilitating
hastening
hurrying
precipitating
quickening
aiding
assisting
boosting
easing
furthering
pushing
stimulating
dispatching
speeding
fast tracking
fast-tracking
pushing through
speeding up
spurring on
stepping up
dashing off
helping along
making easier
urging on
accomplishing quickly
achieving quickly
finishing quickly
hurrying up
making short work of
giving a boost to
giving a push to
greasing wheels
oiling the wheels for
shooting through
smoothing the way for
clearing a path for
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to make a loud, deep cry, typically with passion or intensity
baying
shouting
yelling
roaring
crying
bellowing
bawling
hollering
screaming
howling
calling
vociferating
shrieking
thundering
hallooing
holloing
clamoringUS
clamouringUK
claiming
demanding
pressing
sounding off
insisting on
making a claim for
Verb
▲
Present participle for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner
nagging
harassing
badgering
harrying
scolding
hounding
berating
chivvying
hassling
henpecking
upbraiding
bullying
persecuting
pestering
worrying
beefing
bellyaching
bleating
carping
caterwauling
complaining
crabbing
criticisingUK
criticizingUS
croaking
dogging
fussing
griping
grizzling
grouching
grousing
growling
grumbling
grumping
hollering
inveighing
keening
keeping on at
kicking
kvetching
maundering
moaning
murmuring
muttering
needling
pecking at
plaguing
repining
riding
screaming
squawking
squealing
vexing
wailing
whimpering
whining
whingeing
yammering
yauping
yawping
yowling
carping at
going on at
keeping after
baiting
distressing
disturbing
eating
egging
goading
grumbling at
harping on at
heckling
hectoring
importuning
moaning at
nudging
picking on
prodding
provoking
teasing
finding fault with
keeping complaining to
moaning on at
bending someone's ear
breathing down someone's neck
finding fault
picking at
working on
giving a hard time
taking it out on
busting someone's balls
busting chops
Verb
▲
Present participle for to assuage the agitation or anger of (someone)
disarming
appeasing
mollifying
persuading
charming
converting
placating
conciliating
pacifying
propitiating
sweetening
assuaging
gentling
humoringUS
humouringUK
winning over
alluring
attracting
beguiling
bewitching
captivating
coaxing
convincing
enchanting
fascinating
seducing
unarming
putting off guard
setting at ease
winning the affection of
Verb
▲
Present participle for challenge, defy someone
daring
bearding
braving
confronting
defying
facing
brazening
breasting
outbraving
outfacing
bullying
coping
denouncing
disregarding
fronting
insulting
meeting
mocking
opposing
outdaring
resisting
scorning
spurning
threatening
laughing at
mustering courage
squaring off
calling one's bluff
making my day
running the gauntlet
taking on
throwing down gauntlet
knocking chip off shoulder
stepping over the line
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