nudge

coax

Persuade by gentle urging

• encourageUrge forward with support
• urgeStrong inner drive
• promptIncite to action

sway · influence · convince · motivate · cajole · wheedle · guide · steer · prod · goad

push

Force something away

• shovePush with force
• pokeSharp, quick thrust
• prodJab to spur action

jostle · bump · elbow · jab · tap · touch · shoulder · hip · knee · side

prompt

Incite to action

• reminderMemory aid
• cueTrigger for action
• signalMessage-conveying cue

hint · notification · alert · ping · follow-up · check-in · memo · trigger · jog · memory

steer

Direct movement or castrated bull

• guideLeader or instruction book
• edgeBoundary or sharpness
• easeLack of strain

inch · move · shift · redirect · angle · veer · maneuver · position · adjust · slide

prompt

Incite to action

• defaultPreset standard option
• opt-inActively choose participation
• opt-outChoose not to participate

incentive · intervention · policy · design · bias · heuristic · decision · behavior change · framing · anchoring

suggestion

Idea proposed for consideration

• insinuationIndirect, usually negative suggestion
• intimationIndirect indication of something
• implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence

allusion · innuendo · whisper · indirect · subtle · veiled · oblique · tacit · understated · sidelong

• cluesclue, clues, hint, hints, cue
• signalssignal, signals, signaling, sign, waved
• stimulistimulus, sensation, impulse, cue, trigger
• attention-gettersalert, hey, look, listen, psst
• promptsprompt, prompts, prompting, cue, hint
• unspoken understandingwink, nod, hint, knowing look, silent agreement