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Synonyms for urge:


noun very strong desire

appetite
compulsion
craving
impulse
itch
longing
lust
passion
weakness
yearning
drive
druthers
fancy
goad
impetus
incentive
motive
pressure
stimulant
stimulus
wish
yen
appetition

verb beg, push for, encourage

advise
advocate
ask
commend
compel
endorse
exhort
favor
force
implore
press
promote
prompt
propose
push
recommend
request
support
adjure
advance
attract
beseech
champion
charge
conjure
counsel
countenance
drive
entreat
further
goad
hasten
impel
incite
induce
influence
inspire
instigate
maneuver
move
plead
propel
rationalize
sanction
solicit
spur
stimulate
tempt
wheedle

Examples of uses:

I know, but I had an urge, and when I get an urge, I get an urge.
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Strongest urge, for me, is the urge to create stuff.
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No, boredom isn't an urge. If anything, boredom is the opposite of an urge.
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I am feeling an urge to straighten up and fly right.
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I'd like to urge all of our viewers to stay away...
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I have a strong urge to talk about what I'm doing.
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I have an urge to break him in half. -Why fight it?
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A surge of love, an urge to help mankind suddenly engulfs her.
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Do you have the urge to go off, to ride to unknown destinations?
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I don't know. I just got an urge to join the navy.
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