Impulse

/ˈɪmpʌls/

Synonyms for "impulse" (157 found)

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Noun(9 words)

pulse urge aggression cacoethes caprice caprices compulsions desiring drive

actuationarchetypal patternarchetypeatomic powerautomatic writingautomatism bee biasblind impulsebrain wavebrainstorm catalyst cause cloutcollective unconsciouscompulsion compulsiveness conditioning constraint drive

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driving forceecholalia echopraxia

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electric powerelectropower excitant exigency fancy flash forwardness goad haste hastiness horsepowerhydraulic powerhydroelectric powerid impetus impulsion impulsivenessinborn proclivityincentive incitation

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incitement inspiration instigation instinct instinctiveness involuntarinessjet powerlibido lust manpower moment

Noun(14 words)

french mouvoirimpetus impetuses impulsionimpulsive pushinstinctive behaviorinstinctive natureinstinctive reactionitch itching jarring jolt jolts momentum

Adjective(1 words)

instinctive urge

Determiner(1 words)

more urging

Related words (78)

Determiner(1 words)

most animal instinct

Noun(24 words)

most instinctivemotion causemotion changermotivation motivenerve impulsenervous impulseneural impulsenisus notion promptings pulsation pulsing signalsingle pushskreigh stirringsstrong emotionurge onurge to act

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urges whim whims whimsey

motion motivationmotive powernatural instinctnatural tendencynotionnuclear poweroccasion overhastiness passion pinchpiston powerpower precipitation precociousness precocity prematureness prematurity press pressure

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primitive selfpropellant propulsion provocative pushrash impulsereflexreflex actionrocket powerrushsheer chemistrysolar powerspirit spursteam powerstimulant stimulus stresssubconscious urgesudden thoughtthermonuclear powerthrustunlearned capacityunreasoning impulseuntimeliness unwilledness urge urgencyvital impulsewater power

Adjective(2 words)

primal drivestrong push

Preposition(1 words)

under compulsion

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5 relation types

More general

16 entries

desire drivedriving forceelectrical dischargefeeling force forcefulness motivation motive need signal stimulus strength thrust undulation wave

More specific

4 entries

electrical impulseinner drivenerve impulsespontaneous urge

Collocations

6 entries

impulse buyimpulse controlimpulse purchaseimpulse responseimpulsive behaviornerve impulse

Inflections

1 entries

impulses

Derivations

3 entries

impulsive impulsively impulsivity

Sample sentences

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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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