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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"
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
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How to use prompt in a sentence?
A further retrenchment in risk appetite ... might prompt sharp moves in market prices.
It wasn't going to take much to prompt the decline, it's probably more resting than anything else. We've had a pretty significant move higher, we've marched straight up from 1,970 or so to about 2,100 so it's only natural that we are going to get a little bit of a pullback here.
Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity.
The more wild and incredible your desire, the more willing and prompt God is in fulfilling it, if you will have it so.
It wasn’t going to take much to prompt the decline, it’s probably more resting than anything else. We’ve had a pretty significant move higher, we’ve marched straight up from 1,970 or so to about 2,100 so it’s only natural that we are going to get a little bit of a pullback here.
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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