urge or impulse

  • 121control — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 power over sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, full, total ▪ effective, proper (esp. BrE) ▪ close …

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  • 122compulsion — Synonyms and related words: abstraction, abulia, alienation, amperage, anxiety, anxiety equivalent, anxiety state, apathy, armipotence, authority, beef, black power, brute force, catatonic stupor, charge, charisma, clout, coercion, cogence,… …

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  • 123stress — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, accent, accentuate, accentuation, ache, aching, adverse circumstances, adversity, affliction, aggravation, ambivalence, ambivalence of impulse, amphibrach, amphimacer, anacrusis, anapest, anguish,… …

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  • 124incentive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stimulus, goad, spur; motive, cause; provocation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spur, inducement, motivation, motive, stimulus, stimulation, spring, impetus, catalyst, ground, provocation, enticement,… …

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  • 125instinct — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. knack, aptitude; impulse, prompting, discernment; intuition. See intrinsic. Ant., learning, knowledge. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sense, feel, impulse, intuition, automatic response, aptitude, proclivity …

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  • 126Motive — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Motive >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 motive motive springs of action wellsprings of action GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 reason reason ground call principle Sgm: N 2 by end by end by purpose …

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  • 127Impel — Im*pel , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impelling}.] [L. impellere; pref. im in + pellere, pulsum, to drive. See {Pulse} a beat, and cf. {Impulse}.] To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in… …

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  • 128Impelled — Impel Im*pel , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impelling}.] [L. impellere; pref. im in + pellere, pulsum, to drive. See {Pulse} a beat, and cf. {Impulse}.] To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or… …

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