What is another word for prompt?
Synonyms for prompt
prɒmptprompt
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word prompt.
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"
Synonyms:
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
Suggested Resources
prompt
Song lyrics by prompt -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by prompt on the Lyrics.com website.
Words popularity by usage frequency
How to use prompt in a sentence?
We are seeing markets rally on the premise that while the situation in China particularly with Evergrande is not going away, the outcome is not perhaps going to be as severe or prompt some form of contagion that was originally feared, you combine that with the fact that the tone that the Fed struck yesterday at its meeting suggests that while a reduction in stimulus is certainly coming, the Fed is not particularly eager to start tightening policy dramatically in the near term.
Such evil deeds could religion prompt.
The recently announced accord between Israel and Egypt to team together to provide natural gas to the European Union is an example of what may be accomplished through prompt action.
It's going to prompt more of them to consider that as an option and maybe accelerate plans to go public.
b:
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.
Translations for prompt
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- 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
Get even more translations for prompt »
Translation
Find a translation for the prompt synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"prompt." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/prompt>.
Discuss these prompt synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In