prompt

adj

1. immediate, instant, instantaneous; direct, summary, fast; rapid, fleet, meteoric, quick, swift, brisk, expeditious, Inf. Johnny-on-the-spot; timely, seasonable, punctual, early, in good time, Inf. bright-and-early.

2. ready, willing, ready and willing; prone, apt, inclined, disposed, predisposed; agreeable, compliant, unhesitating, Inf. game, Archaic. fain, Sl. into it; zealous, earnest, fervent, fervid, enthusiastic, anxious, eager, keen, avid, agog, Sl. psyched; voluntary, spontaneous, gratuitous, unasked, unsought, unforced.

3. alert, intent, sharp, acute; attentive, observant, vigilant, watchful, alive; bright, wide-awake, on the alert, on the job, on guard, open-eared, open-eyed, on the qui vive, agile, energetic, spry, sprightly, nimble, speedy, mercurial, lively, animate; businesslike, efficient, no-frills, no-nonsense.

v

4. push, press, drive, propel, force, force along, shove; induce, impel, compel, constrain, move; instigate, actuate, initiate, activate, set going, put or set in motion.

5. urge, admonish, exhort, advise, counsel; persuade, influence, incline, dispose, predispose, prevail upon, Inf. twist [s.o.'s] arm; coax, ply, sway, talk into; tempt, lure, allure, beguile, inveigle, entice, Obs. allect.

6. incite, poke, prod, prick, thrust, goad, spur, egg on, encourage, put up to; provoke, foment, agitate, excite, arouse, rouse; whip up, work up, stir up, wind up, fire up, inflame, enflame, enkindle, kindle, touch off; evoke, elicit, call forth, summon up.

7. stimulate, whet, animate, reanimate, invigorate, motivate, inspire; inspirit, rally, awaken, vivify, bestir, enliven, liven up, jolt, jog, shake up; embolden, enhearten, hearten, build up, buck up, boost, boost up; produce, occasion, give rise to, bring about; promote, advance, forward, foster, favor; support, advocate, patronize.

8.(ail of a speaker) assist, aid, help, rescue, relieve; suggest, hint, put words in [s.o.'s] mouth; Theat. cue, remind, feed lines, jog or refresh or renew the memory, set back on the track.

n

9. stimulus, stimulant, incentive, fillip, provocative, motive; spur, prick, jog, poke, jolt; incitement, inducement, instigation, encouragement, abetment, provocation; dare, taunt, gibe.

10.(all of a speaker) assistance, aid, help, relief; suggestion, hint, dictation; Theat. cue, reminder, refresher.