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Synonyms for PROMPT
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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.7 / 3 votes

  1. 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 awake

    Antonyms:
    dull, heavy, idle, inactive, indolent, inert, lazy, quiescent, quiet, slow, sluggish, stupid

    Preposition:
    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 Antonyms5.0 / 3 votes

  1. prompt

    Synonyms:
    ready, alert, responsive, active, quick, brisk, apt, unhesitating

    Antonyms:
    unready, sluggish, irresponsive, inactive

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. 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, suggestion, prompt

    Antonyms:
    unready, unpunctual, slow

  2. prompt, 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, prompting, prompt

    Antonyms:
    unpunctual, unready, slow

  3. promptadjective

    according to schedule or without delay; on time

    "the train is prompt"

    Synonyms:
    immediate, quick, straightaway

    Antonyms:
    unpunctual, slow, unready

  4. promptadjective

    ready and willing or quick to act

    "she is always prompt to help her friends";

    Synonyms:
    immediate, quick, straightaway

    Antonyms:
    unpunctual, slow, unready

  5. immediate, 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, prompt, spry, speedy, ready, agile, nimble, quick, flying, contiguous

    Antonyms:
    unpunctual, slow, unready

  6. motivate, 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, prompt, activate, locomote, touch off, cue, travel, egg on, actuate, stir up

    Antonyms:
    slow, unready, unpunctual

  7. prompt, inspire, instigateverb

    serve as the inciting cause of

    "She prompted me to call my relatives"

    Synonyms:
    enliven, actuate, cue, invigorate, instigate, inhale, prompt, 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, cheer

    Antonyms:
    unpunctual, slow, unready

  8. prompt, remind, cueverb

    assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

    Synonyms:
    inspire, move, actuate, propel, prompt, motivate, instigate, incite, remind, cue

    Antonyms:
    unready, slow, unpunctual

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Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 3 votes

  1. promptadjective

    Synonyms:
    ready, quick, apt

  2. promptadjective

    Synonyms:
    early, timely, punctual

  3. promptverb

    Synonyms:
    incite, induce, stimulate, impel, engage, incline, dispose, urge, set on, draw on

  4. promptverb

    Synonyms:
    put in mind, give the cue to

  5. promptverb

    Synonyms:
    dictate, suggest, hint

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. promptadjective

    Synonyms:
    quick, expeditious, ready, punctual, timely

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How to use PROMPT in a sentence?

  1. Ibrahim Hooper:

    We thank local law enforcement officials for their prompt and professional response to this disturbing incident, which is apparently another example of the growing Islamophobia targeting American Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim.

  2. Carmen Rottenberg:

    Taking very prompt action is what's really critical to the agency.

  3. Warren Weinstein:

    Unfortunately, the assistance we received from other elements of the U.S. government was inconsistent and disappointing, we hope that my husband's death and the others who have faced similar tragedies in recent months will finally prompt the U.S. government to take its responsibilities seriously and establish a coordinated and consistent approach to supporting hostages and their families.

  4. Davide Tabarelli:

    We thought there was nothing like this in the Mediterranean ... it will prompt a rethink.

  5. Jim Oleske:

    The Delta wave is likely to prompt a whole new round of litigation, with legal challenges being made to any new limitations on gatherings and any new requirements for masking or vaccination.


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