Synonyms of spur

verbTo urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object.

• incite
• stimulateTo encourage into action.
• instigateTo goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions.
• impelTo urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
• driveTo motivate; to provide an incentive for.
• actuateTo incite to action; to motivate.
• gooseTo stimulate; to spur.
• fuel
• light a fire underTo motivate or encourage (someone) to start sooner or move faster.
• send
• sting
• bring aboutTo cause to take place.
• drawTo attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.
• encourageTo mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
• egg onTo encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
• engenderTo bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.
• evokeTo elicit a response.
• exciteTo arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
• fomentTo incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
• goadTo incite or provoke.
• ignite figurativelyTo spark off (something), to trigger.
• induceTo cause, bring about, lead to.
• inflame figurativelyTo excite or intensify (a feeling, such as an appetite or passion), especially to an excessive or unnatural level.
• invokeTo bring about as an inevitable consequence.
• lash
• motiveTo prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
• motivateTo provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
• obligate
• oblige
• pushTo continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
• promoteTo encourage, urge or incite.
• promptTo initiate; to cause or lead to.
• provokeTo bring about a reaction.
• rouseTo provoke (someone) to react (for example, in anger or annoyance); to spur; also, to annoy, to tease.
• set offTo begin; to cause; to initiate.
• spark offTo initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.
• spur onTo spur or urge (someone) to do something.
• stirTo incite to action.
• stir upTo arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).
• stoke figuratively
• temptTo provoke something; to court.
• urgeTo put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
• whip upTo arouse or excite.
• abet obsoleteTo urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
• cheer obsoleteTo encourage to do something.
• grill Scotland, USTo make angry; provoke; offend, incite.
• move obsoleteTo incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
• whet obsoleteTo inculcate or teach (habits, information, etc.).