impulses

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drive, resolve n.
throb, stimulus n.

NOUN

drive, resolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desire feeling inclination influence instinct motivation motive notion passion thought whim wish

STRONG

actuation appeal bent caprice catalyst disposition excitant extemporization fancy flash goad hunch impulsion incitation incitement inspiration itch lash lust mind spontaneity spur urge vagary whimsy yen

WEAK

impellent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

concrete discouragement dislike hate hatred thing

STRONG

reality truth

NOUN

throb, stimulus

Synonyms

STRONGEST

impetus movement pulse vibration

STRONG

augmentation beat bump catalyst drive force impulsion lash momentum pressure propulsion pulsation push rush shock shove stroke surge thrust

Antonyms

STRONG

pull

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impulses

We all know what it feels like, even children recognize the feeling of effort, the effort of suppressing impulses.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

Without inhibition, Ferrier believed that we’d all be slaves to our basest impulses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The "stagflationary impulses from weaker foreign demand and higher domestic prices are going to be disproportionately felt by Canada," warned ING chief international economist James Knightley.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

M is not governed by the usual impulses of the civilian; she has no use for love or hate, desire or abnegation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Her mind is an unquiet one, words and thoughts and impulses constantly crashing into each other.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

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