Compelling

//kəmˈpɛlɪŋ//

Synonyms for "compelling" (86 found)

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Closest matches (18)

actuating acute animating apt causal causative clamorous coactive cogent commanding compulsive compulsory conclusion constraining critical crucial

Adjective(2 words)

cogent convincing

Strong matches (25)

crying decretal decretive decretory desperate dictating directive driving effective exigent forceful good graphic gripping high-pressure high-priority holding impelling imperative imperious

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impulsive

Adjective(4 words)

engaging exciting exhilarating gripping

Related words (43)

Related word relations

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Related terms

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compel

derived

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compellingly compellingness uncompelling

derived from

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compel

form of

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compel

related to

9 entries

attention compel compellingly compulsion evoke forceful interest irresistibly strongly

similar

4 entries

persuasive powerful

Translations

40 translations across 10 languages.

Bulgarian

3 entries

наложителен adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)
непреодолим adj (strong)
неустоим adj (strong)

Dutch

2 entries

dwingend adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)
meeslepend adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)

Finnish

4 entries

mukaansatempaava adj (strong)
pakottava adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)
vangitseva adj (strong)
vastustamaton adj (strong)

German

4 entries

fesselnd adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)
fesselnd adj (strong)
hinreißend adj (strong)
unwiderstehlich adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)

Hungarian

4 entries

ellenállhatatlan adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)
elsöprő adj (strong)
erőteljes adj (strong)
hatalmas adj (strong)

Italian

4 entries

appassionante adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)
avvincente adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)
coinvolgente adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)
convincente adj (strong)

Latin

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cōgēns adj (strong)

Russian

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безотлага́тельный adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)
неотло́жный adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)

Spanish

4 entries

compeledor adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)
compelidor adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)
compeliente adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)
de peso adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)

Turkish

2 entries

ilgi uyandırıcı adj (able to capture and hold one's attention)
zorlayıcı adj (strong)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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As I stood upon the bluff before my cottage on that clear cold night in the early part of March, 1886, the noble Hudson flowing like the grey and silent spectre of a dead river below me, I felt again the strange, compelling influence of the mighty god of war, my beloved Mars, which for ten long and lonesome years I had implored with outstretched arms to carry me back to my lost love.

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That's a very compelling story.

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I have never seen a compelling argument for religion. If I ever saw one I'd convert.

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Fashion is a compelling subject for documentaries.

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