strongly urged

• pressedPushed or smoothed flat
• insistedFirmly declared or demanded
• imploredBegged earnestly
• pleadedAsked with urgency
• exhortedUrged with intensity

pushed · demanded · entreated · beseeched · advocated · pressured · compelled · persuaded · coaxed · cajoled · admonished · warned · recommended · advised · counseled · begged · appealed · prodded