impelled

ADJECTIVE

bound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constrained enslaved obligated restrained

STRONG

apprenticed articled bent coerced compelled contracted doomed driven fated firm forced indentured intent made necessitated obliged pledged pressed required urged

WEAK

bounden certain duty-bound having no alternative sure under compulsion under necessity

Antonyms

STRONG

irresolute

WEAK

allowed free permitted unbounded unobliged unrestricted

ADJECTIVE

driven

Synonyms

STRONG

consumed directed forced galvanized guided herded induced motivated obsessed possessed pushed steered

WEAK

Type A ambitious compulsive monomaniacal urged on

ADJECTIVE

persuaded

Synonyms

STRONG

allured influenced inveigled led lured motivated seduced wheedled

WEAK

attracted to won over

Example Sentences

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A sense of duty, rooted for many in a profound Christian faith, impelled each to take extraordinary risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

What impelled him, and what does it mean?

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2025

“It was the experience in that space and the vastness of it and the way his art lived in space,” said Wenders, addressing what impelled him to jump-start the film after a 2019 visit.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

His frustration and anger at the press, however, impelled him to buck convention by suing newspaper owners — allegedly against the wishes of his father, now King Charles III.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2023

For some reason I felt impelled to speak, because his eyes followed me in sympathy like the Gentleman Unknown.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

impelled

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