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
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.
Cite this Source
Prompt and Further. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/prompt
Further & Prompt. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/prompt>.
Prompt or Further. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/prompt.
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