Synonyms for prompt
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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.

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1. prompt

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

   Antonyms:
   unready, sluggish, irresponsive, inactive

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 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

   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

   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, 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, 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, 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, motivate, instigate, incite, remind, cue

   Antonyms:
   unready, slow, unpunctual

Matched Categories

1. • Cause
   • Cue

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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

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1. promptadjective

   Synonyms:
   quick, expeditious, ready, punctual, timely

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1. List of paraphrases for "prompt":

   rapid, speedy, quick, immediate, fast, swift, rapidly, expeditious, timely, early, indicator, quickly, promptly, ready, urgent, message, expeditiously, rapids

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How to use prompt in a sentence?

1. Paul Ryan:

   While Congressman Collins guilt or innocence is a question for the courts to settle, the allegations against Congressman Collins demand a prompt and thorough investigation by the House Ethics Committee, insider trading is a clear violation of the public trust.

2. Natalia Rutkowski:

   I had already checked my bag and was helping my mom to check in on the computer when a prompt on the screen said a United Airlines staff member had to swipe, at first, an old woman said, ‘ No, she is not allowed to take her bag onto the plane, ’.

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. Adam Slater:

   Number one, I want to get my client compensated financially for his damages, his permanent damages. Two, I hope this will prompt building owners to take reasonable precautions to protect against a similar outbreak.

5. Bobby Tudor:

   If we can get the prompt month for WTI stabilized in the high $40s and the 2020 price at $55 or higher, the M&A market will come alive.