urges Synonyms

urges Meaning

urges

to force or drive to some course or activity (as greater speed), to try to persuade, to declare, advance, or press earnestly a statement, argument, charge, or claim, a strong desire especially to achieve a goal, a force or impulse that urges, to ask for or support earnestly, to undertake the accomplishment of with energy, swiftness, or enthusiasm, solicit, entreat, to serve as a motive or reason for, stimulate, provoke, the act or process of urging, to force or impel in an indicated direction or into motion or greater speed, a continuing impulse toward an activity or goal, to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly

urges Sentence Examples

  1. The doctor urged the patient to quit smoking for their health.
  2. Faced with increasing pressure, she felt an irresistible urge to cry.
  3. The teacher urged her students to strive for excellence in their studies.
  4. The adrenaline rush urged the athlete to push himself beyond his limits.
  5. A sense of curiosity urged the explorer to venture into the uncharted territory.
  6. The leader's passionate words urged his followers to action.
  7. The urge to escape haunted her, as if it were a malevolent force.
  8. Her heart urged her to forgive him, despite the pain he had caused.
  9. The crowd surged forward, urged by an insatiable desire for revenge.
  10. The pain medication slowly dulled the throbbing urge in his head.

FAQs About the word urges

to force or drive to some course or activity (as greater speed), to try to persuade, to declare, advance, or press earnestly a statement, argument, charge, or c

encourages, prompts, eggs (on), coaxes, prods, goads, nudges,exhorts, spurs, pushes

deters,discourages, restrains, brakes, dissuades, checks, constrains,inhibits, curbs,holds back

The doctor urged the patient to quit smoking for their health.

Faced with increasing pressure, she felt an irresistible urge to cry.

The teacher urged her students to strive for excellence in their studies.

The adrenaline rush urged the athlete to push himself beyond his limits.