Impulse

//ˈɪmpʌls//

Synonyms for "impulse" (129 found)

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Noun(1 words)
caprice

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Related words (64)

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Translations

80 translations across 35 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • παρόρμησις noun (sudden force that impels)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • təkan noun (sudden force that impels)

Basque

1 entries
  • olde noun (sudden force that impels)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • импулс noun (sudden force that impels)
  • импулс noun ((physics) integral force over time)
  • подбуда noun (wish)
  • стимул noun (sudden force that impels)

Catalan

4 entries
  • antull noun (wish)
  • caprici noun (wish)
  • capritx noun (wish)
  • impuls noun (sudden force that impels)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 意氣 /意气 noun (sudden force that impels)
  • 衝力 /冲力 noun (sudden force that impels)
  • 衝力 /冲力 noun ((physics) integral force over time)
  • 衝動 /冲动 noun (sudden force that impels)

Czech

1 entries
  • impuls síly noun ((physics) integral force over time)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • impulso noun (sudden force that impels)

Finnish

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  • impulssi noun (sudden force that impels)

French

1 entries
  • impulsion noun (sudden force that impels)

Galician

2 entries
  • impulso noun (sudden force that impels)
  • pulo noun (sudden force that impels)

German

4 entries
  • Drang noun (wish)
  • Impuls noun (sudden force that impels)
  • Kraftstoß noun ((physics) integral force over time)
  • Triebkraft noun (sudden force that impels)

Greek

2 entries
  • ορμέμφυτο noun (sudden force that impels)
  • παρόρμηση noun (sudden force that impels)

Hindi

1 entries
  • आवेग noun ((physics) integral force over time)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • impulzus noun (sudden force that impels)

Irish

3 entries
  • spadhar noun (sudden force that impels)
  • spreagadh noun ((physics) integral force over time)
  • taghd noun (sudden force that impels)

Italian

4 entries
  • abbrivo noun (sudden force that impels)
  • aire noun (sudden force that impels)
  • impulso noun (sudden force that impels)
  • rincorsa noun (sudden force that impels)

Japanese

4 entries
  • インパルス noun (sudden force that impels)
  • 出来心 noun (sudden force that impels)
  • 推進力 noun (sudden force that impels)
  • 推進力 noun ((physics) integral force over time)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ពលវេគ noun (sudden force that impels)

Korean

2 entries
  • 역적 noun ((physics) integral force over time)
  • 충격량 noun ((physics) integral force over time)

Latin

2 entries
  • citātus noun (wish)
  • impulsus noun (sudden force that impels)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • ആവേഗം noun ((physics) integral force over time)

Persian

1 entries
  • تکانه noun (sudden force that impels)

Polish

1 entries
  • impuls noun (sudden force that impels)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • impulso noun (sudden force that impels)

Romanian

1 entries
  • impuls noun (sudden force that impels)

Russian

4 entries
  • и́мпульс noun (sudden force that impels)
  • и́мпульс noun ((physics) integral force over time)
  • побужде́ние noun (sudden force that impels)
  • поры́в noun (sudden force that impels)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • त्वेषस् noun (sudden force that impels)

Spanish

3 entries
  • capricho noun (wish)
  • impulso noun (sudden force that impels)
  • impulso noun ((physics) integral force over time)

Swedish

3 entries
  • impuls noun (sudden force that impels)
  • impuls noun ((physics) integral force over time)
  • ingivelse noun (sudden force that impels)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • dantay noun ((physics) integral force over time)
  • pitlag noun (sudden force that impels)

Thai

1 entries
  • แรงกระตุ้น noun (wish)

Turkish

1 entries
  • dürtü noun (sudden force that impels)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • і́мпульс noun (sudden force that impels)
  • і́мпульс noun (wish)

Welsh

2 entries
  • awydd noun (wish)
  • ysgogiad noun (sudden force that impels)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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A foolish impulse made me say what I should have left unsaid.

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Maybe the impulse was working upon her subconscious.

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Try not to buy anything on impulse today.

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I barely restrained the impulse to strike him.

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