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Synonyms for prompt
prɒmptprompt
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
prompt
Active refers to both quickness and constancy of action; in the former sense it is allied with agile, alert, brisk, etc.; in the latter, with busy, diligent, industrious. The active love employment, the busy are actually employed, the diligent and the industrious are habitually busy. The restless are active from inability to keep quiet; their activity may be without purpose, or out of all proportion to the purpose contemplated. The officious are undesirably active in the affairs of others. Compare ALERT; ALIVE; MEDDLESOME.
Synonyms:
active, agile, alert, brisk, bustling, busy, diligent, energetic, expeditious, industrious, lively, mobile, nimble, officious, quick, ready, restless, sprightly, spry, supple, vigorous, wide awakeAntonyms:
dull, heavy, idle, inactive, indolent, inert, lazy, quiescent, quiet, slow, sluggish, stupidPreposition:
Active in work, in a cause; for an object, as for justice; with persons or instrumentalities; about something, as about other people's business.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
prompt
Synonyms:
ready, alert, responsive, active, quick, brisk, apt, unhesitatingAntonyms:
unready, sluggish, irresponsive, inactive
Princeton's WordNet
prompt, promptingnoun
a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
"the audience could hear his prompting"
Synonyms:
command prompt, prompting, suggestionAntonyms:
unready, unpunctual, slowprompt, command promptadjective
(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
Synonyms:
command prompt, promptingAntonyms:
unpunctual, unready, slowpromptadjective
according to schedule or without delay; on time
"the train is prompt"
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immediate, quick, straightawayAntonyms:
unpunctual, slow, unreadypromptadjective
ready and willing or quick to act
"she is always prompt to help her friends";
Synonyms:
immediate, quick, straightawayAntonyms:
unpunctual, slow, unreadyimmediate, prompt, quick, straightawayverb
performed with little or no delay
"an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"
Synonyms:
immediate, straightaway, warm, fast, spry, speedy, ready, agile, nimble, quick, flying, contiguousAntonyms:
unpunctual, slow, unreadymotivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, inciteverb
give an incentive for action
"This moved me to sacrifice my career"
Synonyms:
spark off, incite, remind, act, trip, motivate, spark, run, propel, impress, strike, impel, instigate, trigger off, move, displace, make a motion, trigger, inspire, prod, proceed, affect, be active, set off, go, activate, locomote, touch off, cue, travel, egg on, actuate, stir upAntonyms:
slow, unready, unpunctualprompt, inspire, instigateverb
serve as the inciting cause of
"She prompted me to call my relatives"
Synonyms:
enliven, actuate, cue, invigorate, instigate, inhale, urge, move, exhort, propel, motivate, barrack, remind, exalt, stir up, breathe in, revolutionise, revolutionize, pep up, urge on, animate, incite, inspire, root on, set off, cheerAntonyms:
unpunctual, slow, unreadyprompt, remind, cueverb
assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
Synonyms:
inspire, move, actuate, propel, motivate, instigate, incite, remind, cueAntonyms:
unready, slow, unpunctual
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
promptadjective
Synonyms:
quick, expeditious, ready, punctual, timely
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How to use prompt in a sentence?
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Consistency will prompt us to take one step at a time. Discipline will focus on taking the next step when we may not want to. Our Goals will give us the incentive to keep moving forward.
Those who commit clergy sex crimes are sometimes charged. But those who conceal those crimes are rarely charged, we hope these charges will prompt more victims, witnesses and whistleblowers to come forward, call police, expose wrongdoers, protect kids and start healing.
The Turkish attack on the Kurds in Syria will prompt a discussion of foreign policy that has got little attention in the previous debates.
Marty This pretentious ponderous collection of religious rock psalms is enough to prompt the question, What day did the Lord create Spinal Tap, and couldn't he have rested on that day too'
The expected lower demand for oil inputs into (U.S.) refineries typically sees U.S. crude inventories swell, all of which could pose a significant downside risk for prompt oil prices.
Translations for prompt
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- موجهArabic
- ràpidCatalan, Valencian
- napovědětCzech
- Eingabeaufforderung, promptGerman
- γρήγοραGreek
- rápido, incitarSpanish
- بی درنگPersian
- täsmällinen, ripeä, sutjakka, nopea, johdatella, kuiskataFinnish
- invite de commande, inciterFrench
- éasca, spreagIrish
- incitareItalian
- プロンプトJapanese
- takanitiMāori
- aanmoedigen, aansporen, aanzettenDutch
- prompt, prompteNorwegian
- skłonićPolish
- rápido, imediato, sem demoraPortuguese
- punctual, prompt, rapidRomanian
- пунктуальный, промпт, быстрый, побуждать, проворный, подсказка, аккуратный, напоминание, суфлировать, внушать, подсказыватьRussian
- promptnoSerbo-Croatian
- nxis, atypëratyshëm, suflojAlbanian
- suffleraSwedish
- வரியில்Tamil
- รวดเร็วThai
- فوری طور پرUrdu
- lời nhắcVietnamese
- באלדיקYiddish
- 提示Chinese
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