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impulses

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

Example Sentences

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There are more impulses and ideas than can be dramatically metabolized.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Perhaps one day games will redirect whatever dark impulses we apparently need to release in war, but they are a long way from doing so.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“In the near term, there are some inflationary impulses from the rise in oil prices over the last couple of months,” Angelo Kourkafas, senior global investment strategist at Edward Jones, said in an interview Monday.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

According to the NHS, it can happen if the electrical impulses in your heart are blocked or delayed.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

In traditional medicine ‘spirits’ did the work in the body that we would attribute to electrical impulses travelling along the nerves; these spirits were, we might say, barely material.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton