Impel

/ɪmˈpɛl/

Synonyms for "impel" (112 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Strong matches (33)

Related words (56)

Adjective(1 words)
overall force
Noun(4 words)

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11 entries
coercedrive forwarddrive policyinfluence decisionsmotivatepresspropelpush forwardshape opinionspur reformurge

Collocations

6 entries
impel forwardimpel researchersimpel to actionimpelled by dutyimpelling forceimpels change

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid,[…]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher.

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I feel impelled to reply to Roger Henry's letter about my article on being denied an apartment. I truly resent any insinuation that I "slunk back into that rotting old closet."

Source: wiktionary

Concern for the common good should impel us to find ways to overcome the devilish impact of these disastrous policies […]

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The wind impelled the kayaks toward the shore.

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