prompt

The word “prompt” has 1 syllable: prompt

It's pronounced as /prɑmpt/

What is synonym and antonym for prompt?

In the thesaurus, “prompt” has 153 synonyms and 74 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for prompt along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for prompt

adjure
advance
advice
advisement
alacritous
alert
answer
apt
assistance
beget
begin
beseech
blandish
breakneck
breathless
breed
brief
bring
bring about
bring forth
bring on
brisk
cajole
catalyze
cause
caution
cautioning
clever
clue
coax
counsel
create
cultivate
decide
determine
develop
direction
do
draw on
drive
eager
early
effect
effectuate
enact
encourage
engender
establish
exhort
expeditious
fast
father
feedback
fleet
fleet-footed
foment
forward
foster
found
further
generate
give rise to
goad
guidance
high-pressure
hint
hit-and-run
hurry
hustle
immediate
implore
importune
inaugurate
incite
induce
initiate
innovate
instant
instantaneous
instigate
institute
instruction
introduce
invoke
keen
launch
lead
lightning
make
nag
needle
nourish
nudge
nurture
observation
occasion
opportune
pioneer
pointer
press
pressure
prod
produce
promote
propel
provoke
punctual
push
quick
quick-witted
rapid
rapid-fire
rattling
ready
ready-witted
receptive
recommendation
reminder
render
responsive
rush
seasonable
set
set up
sharp
sharp-witted
sign
signal
smart
snappy
soft-soap
solution
spawn
speedy
spur
start
stimulate
suggestion
summary
swift
telltale
timely
tip
tip-off
turn out
urge
urging
warning
wheedle
whirlwind
willing
work
yield

Antonyms for prompt

abolish
arrest
behind
behindhand
belated
brake
can
check
constrain
control
crawling
creeping
crush
curb
dallying
dampen
dawdling
delayed
delinquent
demolish
destroy
detained
deter
dilatory
dillydallying
discourage
dissuade
dormant
dragging
extinguish
hold back
idle
impede
inactive
inert
inhibit
kill
laggard
lagging
late
latish
lazy
lazyish
leisurely
limit
liquidate
loggy
logy
overdue
pokey
poking
poky
put down
quash
quell
quench
repress
restrain
restrict
retard
slothful
slow
slowish
sluggish
smother
squash
squelch
stifle
still
subdue
suppress
tardy
unhurried
unresponsive

Meanings of prompt

noun
1. A reminder or cue.
2. A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.
3. A sequence of characters that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
4. (writing) A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.
verb
1. To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
2. To show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
3. To initiate; to cause or lead to.
adjective
1. Quick; acting without delay.
2. On time; punctual.
3. Ready; willing to act.

Example Sentences

Her prompt response helped resolve the issue quickly.
The teacher gave a writing prompt to start the assignment.
He received a prompt to enter his password again.
A loud noise served as a prompt for everyone to evacuate.
The system will prompt you to save your work before closing.

On this page you'll find 227 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to prompt, such as: abolish, adjure, advance, advice, advisement, alacritous, alert.

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