Note that the impetus for change has undergone a series of transformations in this community.
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Impetus
/ˈɪm.pə.təs/
Synonyms for "impetus" (137 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Verb(4 words)
accelerate progresscause motioncauses accelerationcauses motion
Noun(9 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (41)
Noun(17 words)
elanencouragementenergyenthusiasmforcegetawayglowgoadgustoimpellentimpelling forceimpetuosityimpulseimpulsionincentiveincitationincitementinspirationinstigationirresistible force
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Adjective(1 words)
kinematic force
Related words (68)
Noun(25 words)
mainspringmomentummotivate teammotivatorsmotivitymotorsmovernorwegian skubbeprodsprogressproject promptpropellentspropellingpush alongrough pushset in motionshovespark imaginationspurspurring
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Adjective(7 words)
powerful shovepropulsiverevolutionary momentumspanish moverstrong motivationsstrong pushunpremeditated push
Verb(2 words)
propel developmentpush forward
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6 entrieseconomic impetusimpetus for changeimpetus for reformimpetus to actnew impetusstrong impetus
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3 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
He did everything with great impetus.
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If there's no reward, what's the impetus to return their dog?
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The crisis should serve as an impetus, first of all, to the development of strategies for the future, and not only to the search for mistakes and the reasons for their occurrence in the past.
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