/ Thesaurus / U Synonyms of urging Find synonyms for: Noun1. goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring, encouragementusage: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"2. urging, advocacy, protagonismusage: the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging3. importunity, urgency, urging, solicitationusage: insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"Verb1. urge, urge on, press, exhort, rede, advise, counselusage: force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"2. recommend, urge, advocate, propose, suggest, adviseusage: push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"3. cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up, encourageusage: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cygnet Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language