Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Urge

Appeal

The most appropriate synonym of the given word urge is appeal.

• Urge means to strongly encourage or recommend something.
• Appeal means to make a strong request or to try to persuade someone to do something.

The two words are similar in that they both suggest the idea of trying to persuade someone to do something. However, the word urge has a more specific meaning that is focused on encouraging or recommending something, while the word appeal has a more general meaning that is focused on trying to persuade someone to do something, regardless of whether it is being encouraged or recommended.

In the sentence "I urge you to reconsider your decision," the speaker is not just saying that they recommend reconsidering the decision, but that they are strongly encouraging the other person to reconsider the decision. Therefore, the word "appeal" is the most appropriate synonym for the word "urge" in this context.

The other words on the list are not as appropriate synonyms for urge. The word reply means to respond to something. The word refuse means to say no to something. The word protest means to express strong disapproval of something. These words do not convey the same sense of trying to persuade someone to do something as the word urge.