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promptadjective done, carried out, or given without delayprompt treatment of snakebites is always advisable immediate, punctual, speedy, timely apt, quick, ready, swift, willingopportune, seasonableearly belated, late, tardy delinquent, latish, overduebehind, behindhand, delayed, detaineddilatory, laggard, slow having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitationour waiter was prompt and courteous despite the fact that the restaurant was understaffed alacritous, alert, expeditious, quick, ready, willing receptive, responsiveimmediate, instant, instantaneous, summarybreakneck, breathless, brisk, fast, fleet, fleet-footed, hit-and-run, lightning, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, swift, whirlwindeager, keen, sharpapt, clever, quick-witted, ready-witted, sharp-witted, smart unresponsivecrawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, lazy, lazyish, leisurely, logy(also loggy), poking, poky(or pokey), slothful, slow, slowish, sluggish, tardy, unhurrieddormant, idle, inactive, inert to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)a misguided pride prompted the family to refuse all offers of help beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, occasion, produce, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield conduce (to), contribute (to)decide, determinebegin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, startadvance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promoteenact, render, turn out bring forth, give rise to impede, limit, restrictclamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppressarrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retardcan(slang), kill, snuff (out), stillabolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of actionprompted the reluctant performer onto the stage with loud cheers and whistles egg (on), encourage, exhort, goad, nudge, press, prod, urge drive, propel, spur, stimulatehurry, hustle, push, rushadjure, beseech, implore, importuneblandish, cajole, coax, soft-soap, wheedlehigh-pressure, nag, needle, pressurefoment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir (up) deter, discourage, dissuadebrake, check, constrain, curb, hold back, inhibit, restrain adj.quick, prompt, ready, apt mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability.quick stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote native rather than acquired power.quick reflexes a keen quick mind prompt is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response.prompt emergency medical care ready suggests facility or fluency in response.backed by a pair of ready assistants apt stresses the possession of qualities (such as intelligence, a particular talent, or a strong bent) that makes quick effective response possible.an apt student her answer was apt and to the point in the 14th century |