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impelled::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | driven |
felt impelled to take a stand against the issue.
Examples of impelled
impelled
What impelled so many members of Congress to act against their party's own good?
From the theatlantic.com
During the first semester, I was impelled to call my parents and enlighten them.
From the businessweek.com
An intensely romantic and nostalgic vision of femininity impelled Dior's New Look.
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When the the sun filters through it, it is hard not to feel impelled to genuflect.
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I am impelled to this by an instinctive emotion such as has never deceived me.
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Offices are even being designed so that everyone is impelled to work harder.
From the variety.com
A lifetime ago, Csuri played for a coach who impelled his innovative spirit.
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The book ends too soon, and one feels impelled to return to page one and start over.
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Did Riley's works make me think about the way I am impelled to view things?
From the independent.co.uk
- Urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
- Propel: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
- (impelled) driven: urged or forced to action through moral pressure; "felt impelled to take a stand against the issue"
- (impelling) markedly effective as if by emotional pressure; "impelling skill as a teller of tales"; "an impelling personality"
- To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation. (contrast with propel, to compel or drive extrinsically); To drive forward; to propel an object
- Drive or urge forward
