Further and Prompt

Further

Further verb - To help the growth or development of.

Prompt and further are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prompt" instead a verb "Further".

Nearby Words: furthered, furthering

Prompt

Prompt verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: a misguided pride prompted the family to refuse all offers of help

Further and prompt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Further" instead a verb "Prompt".

Common collocations

line further line prompt line

Both words in one sentence

  • Telling Chuck that he didn't sleep with Chuck's girl would prompt Chuck to investigate further and get dangerous close to either CIA or Fulcrum.
    Source: New Old Flame
  • There is no further elaboration of this point, even though they later discover that prompt Vulcan disaster-recovery assistance would have been extremely helpful to the colonists.
    Source: Plot Hole
  • When he reveals himself he's horrified that Amidamaru doesn't remember him on sight, and further that explaining he was the leader of a bandit gang Amidamaru slaughtered just prompt the revelation that Amidamaru slaughtered hundred of bandit gangs and couldn't be bothered to remember them all.
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Prompt and Further. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/prompt
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