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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

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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

But the 1933 Cuban Revolution impelled his family’s flight from the island, dashing Desi’s hopes of a legal career.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

The engineer said he felt impelled to speak out and provide the internal documents because “the safety of the public outweighs the inconvenience to the airlines to make money.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023

“I don’t know what it was. Why I...felt so impelled to do that, but I did.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

impelled

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