Urge

/ɜːd͡ʒ/

Synonyms for "urge" (378 found)

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Closest matches (76)

Noun(13 words)

impulse accelerate adjuring advisebe preparedbehests bustles cacoethes canters champs chompingcomposition writing promptcompulsions

abet accelerate admonish advise advocate affirm aim allege appetite appetition applyapply pressureardor argue ask aspiration assertautomatic responsebeg beseech

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beset besiege blandishblind impulsebrain wavebrainstormbrook no denialbug bundle bustle buttonhole cajolecall oncall uponcaution chargecheer oncoax coerce compulsion concupiscence constrain constraint contend counsel

Verb(17 words)

adduce adjured adjures admonishes admonishing advises advocate advocated barrack beseeches brusquer cheer compelled counseled counselled crave craved

Adjective(1 words)

animalistic drive

Strong matches (113)

Verb(18 words)

craves electioneer encourages enjoined entreating exerting exhort exhorted exhortsforce the issuegoosed hankers hastened hurries impelled impelling impels implore

craving crowd curiosity demand desideration desire dispatch dispose dissuade drivedrive ondun eagernessegg onencourage energize enjoin entreat exciteexert pressure

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exhort exigency expedite expostulate fancy fantasy flashfleeting impulsefoment force forward goadgoad ongut responsehaste hastenhasten onhiehie onhigh-pressure hold hope hormehound onhunger hurryhurry alonghurry onhurry uphustlehustle upimpel impetus importune impress impulse impulsion incentive incite induce inflame influence insistinsist oninsist upon

Noun(29 words)

craving cravings desire desiring drive droveeating urgeegging eggs encourage encouraging enjoining exhort exhortation exhortingforce the mattergoading goads hankering hankerings

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horsewhips hurrying imploring importuning impulsesimpulsive pushinciting inclinationincrease pace of work

Adjective(1 words)

hurried

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Noun(46 words)

insisting itch itches itching jawboning jones lustingmeasurement of pushmunchies mush nagging nagsnerve impulsenisus nudging persuade persuasionpress onpresses pressing

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pressures prodding promote prompt promptings propel pushpush alongpush hardpush pressurepushes pushing recommendation rushingspanish recomendarspurs stirringsstrong emotiontakatell moundtemptationtheory changethirstsvoice systemyearn yens

inspiration instigate instinctintellectual curiosityinvoluntary impulseissue a caveatitch jawbone libido lobby longing lustlust for learningmaintain make mania mind motivate motive move

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nagnag atnatural impulseneed needle notion passion persist persuade pester pinch plague pleadplead withpleasurepleasure principleply preach precipitate press pressureprevail uponprick prod prompt propel provoke pushpush onpush throughquick hunchquicken railroadrailroad throughrash impulsereason recommend reflex remonstrate requestroot onrushrush alongset forthset onsexual desireshove sicsoft soapsoft-soap solicit speedspeed alongspeed onspeed upspirit spring spurspur onsqueeze stampedestand onstate stickstick tostimulant stir stresssudden thoughtsuggest swaysweet talksweet-talktake no denialtalk intotease thirstthirst for knowledgethrusturge onurgency want wanting warn way wheedle whipwhip alongwhip onwillwill and pleasurewishwish fulfillmentwork onyearning yen

Verb(23 words)

inspire instigate instigates nagged nudgedpep uppreached presspress the issuepressed pressured pressurizes prodd prodded pushed recommend recommended recommendsroot onroweled

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rushed sicsurge on

Adjective(3 words)

instinctive urgepressing issuestrong push

Preposition(1 words)

under compulsion

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More general

17 entries

advance advice advise counsel desire emotion encourage feeling influence motivation motive move need persuasion propose rede

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More specific

14 entries

accelerate counsel craving drive exhortation expedite impulse motivation press prod propel recommendation spur yearning

Collocations

12 entries

natural urgestrong urgesudden urgeurge aheadurge alongurge for independenceurge forwardurge onurge someone tourge to acturge to learnurge to study

Inflections

3 entries

urged urges urging

Derivations

3 entries

urgent urgently urging

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

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All of these sports and many others are dominated by the human urge to aim at something.

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Advertisements urge us to buy luxuries.

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All forms of life have an instinctive urge to survive.

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I urge you to tell him the truth.

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