Noun

• S: (n) prompt, prompting (a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)) "the audience could hear his prompting"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) prompt, command prompt ((computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command)

Verb

• S: (v) motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite (give an incentive for action) "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
• S: (v) prompt, inspire, instigate (serve as the inciting cause of) "She prompted me to call my relatives"
• S: (v) prompt, remind, cue (assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned)

Adjective

• S: (adj) prompt (according to schedule or without delay; on time) "the train is prompt"
• S: (adj) prompt (ready and willing or quick to act) "she is always prompt to help her friends"
• S: (adj) immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway (performed with little or no delay) "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"