spurred

[spurd] / spɜrd /

VERB

incite, prompt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arouse drive propel push spark stimulate stir trigger

STRONG

animate awaken countenance exhort favor goad goose impel instigate press prick prod rally rouse sic urge

WEAK

egg on fire up key up put up to turn on work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm check discourage dissuade halt repress stop

STRONG

deaden

WEAK

disapprove

Example Sentences

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"Then we got some summer rain," Eastough says, which spurred the growth of young green shoots.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Early statistics show the war has spurred explosive demand for electric vehicles and other energy sources that don’t use fossil fuels.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

That effort has spurred the city to green-light more than 40,000 units.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The economy has returned to growth, yet concerns have risen about inflationary pressures spurred by the spike in oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

After a while he saw a farmhouse and a man standing out in a field, in a peach orchard, and he spurred that way.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara