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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The rise of agentic AI and the push into enterprise AI applications have spurred demand for data-center CPUs to the point of interrupting some supply for consumer electronics.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

If anything, it appears the pressure of winning the title has spurred them on.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Australia's vast coastline and small population have spurred its focus on developing robot submarines and fighter jets, with a wary eye on China's naval build-up in the Indo-Pacific.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

His marriage to Mr. Lemann’s mother survived a “great crisis” spurred by her confinement to a psychiatric institute and an affair with one of the doctors there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

I never got to stay for very long before I was unceremoniously tossed out, of course; but every small victory spurred me on to achieve another, and then another.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken