EXHORT Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

exhort

verb

ig-ˈzȯrt

as in to urge

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action the speaker exhorted the graduating students to go forth and try to make a difference in the world

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Recent Examples of exhort Carol, a reclusive and disgruntled bestselling romantasy author, exhorts her reticent audience of five immune English speakers to reclaim human agency against the milquetoast, obsequious blob and join her in a quest to reverse the happiness apocalypse. —

Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025 In the old days, children were exhorted to be good because God sees all. —

Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2025 There is also a growing rhetoric that exhorts the virtues of blue-collar labor. —

Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 Johnson exhorted at a Labor Day workers rally. —

Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exhort

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The Lake County Council passed a resolution Tuesday to urge the state legislature to pass a bill to disclose the specific fees hidden in utility bill delivery charges.

— Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
As an example, Raskin pointed to the Justice Department’s failed attempt to indict six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to not comply with unlawful orders in a video posted in November.

— Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026