Synonyms of exhorts

exhorts

verb

present tense third-person singular of exhort

as in urges

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action

the speaker exhorted the graduating students to go forth and try to make a difference in the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• urges
• encourages
• nudges
• prompts
• goads
• coaxes
• prods
• eggs (on)
• pushes
• spurs
• propels
• implores
• beseeches
• presses
• stimulates
• provokes
• hurries
• adjures
• cajoles
• importunes
• drives
• rushes
• pressures
• incites
• wheedles
• hustles
• nags
• foments
• instigates
• high-pressures
• stirs (up)
• needles
• blandishes
• soft-soaps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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