Definitions

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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Spurred on by concerns over climate change and policies meant to address it, heat pumps have outsold gas furnaces each year since 2021, according to the Rocky Mountain Institute, a clean-energy research nonprofit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Spurred by the certainty around the federal estate-tax levels, estate planners and financial advisors are scrutinizing older trusts.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Appeared in the January 3, 2026, print edition as 'Iran’s Nuclear Program Spurred Crisis'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Spurred by the arrival of french fry makers in their state, in 2007 they started growing the varieties of potato used by the food industry.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

Spurred in part by historians like Cronon, most scientists have changed their minds about Indian fire.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann