We have to nudge him to do the right thing.
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Nudge
/nʌd͡ʒ/
Synonyms for "nudge" (309 found)
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Closest matches (62)
Strong matches (93)
exchange colorsflagflag downflareflashflogfog bellfog signalfog whistlefoghornforcegentle hintgesturegive a hintgive a signalgive the cuegive the nodglanceglimmerglimmering
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go lightgoadgong buoygrazegreen lighthailhail and speakhalf-mastheadheliographhigh signhinthithoist a bannerhold the promptbookhurtlehustleimpelimpingeimpingementimpingenceimplicationindexindicationinduceinklinginnuendoinsinuationinternational alphabet flaginternational numeral pennantintimationjabjamjogjog the memoryjogglejoltjostlekickkisslashleerlookmake a signmarker beaconmemorializemobilizemotivatemovenagneedlenod
Adjective(5 words)
gentle pushgentle tuggradual policy preference changeimpulsive push gestureminor shove
Related words (154)
Noun(34 words)
osculateosculationparachute flarepile drivepilot flagpokepolice whistlepresspressureprickprodpromptprompt the mindpropelpunchpushput in mindput in remembrancequarantine flagradio beacon
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raise a cryramram downrattlerecallred flagred lightrefresh the memoryrememberremindremind one ofrocketroman candlerubrunrun againstsailing aidsalutescentscrapesemaphoresemaphore flagsemaphore telegraphset in motionshakeshaveshouldershovesideswipesignsignalsignal beaconsignal bellsignal firesignal flagsignal gongsignal gunsignal lampsignal lightsignal mastsignal postsignal rocketsignal shotsignal sirensignal towersignalizeskimskirtsound an alarmsound the trumpetspar buoyspeakspoorspursqueak bystingstop lightstresssuggestsuggestionsuspicionsymptomtactiontamptangencytelltaletentative contactthe nodthe winkthrusttouchtouchingtracktraffic lighttraffic signalunfurl a flagwatch firewavewave a flagwave the handwhipwhisperwhite flagwigwagwigwag flagwinkyellow flag
Adjective(3 words)
persuasive promptshort movementshort thrust
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11 entriesCollocations
8 entriesbehavioral nudgegentle nudgegive a nudgenudge effectnudge the slidernudge theorynudge toward a goalsmall nudge
Inflections
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1 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Wink wink nudge nudge.
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A little nudge might help.
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Those plans range from sending a spacecraft to nudge the object onto a course safely away from Earth, or, if there was much less time, using nuclear weapons to break up or destroy the object.
Source: tatoeba (8731040)
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