Thesaurus / impulse
FEEDBACKsynonyms for impulse
synonyms for impulse
- desire
- feeling
- inclination
- influence
- instinct
- motivation
- motive
- notion
- passion
- thought
- whim
- wish
- 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
- impellent
See also synonyms for: impulses
- impetus
- movement
- pulse
- vibration
- augmentation
- beat
- bump
- catalyst
- drive
- force
- impulsion
- lash
- momentum
- pressure
- propulsion
- pulsation
- push
- rush
- shock
- shove
- stroke
- surge
- thrust
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Not long after, renowned American philosopher William James wrote in his essay “The Moral Equivalent of War” that Americans should redirect their combative impulses away from their fellow humans and onto “Nature.”
THEY KNOW HOW TO PREVENT MEGAFIRES. WHY WON’T ANYBODY LISTEN?BY ELIZABETH WEILAUGUST 28, 2020PROPUBLICAThe impulse to help is wonderful—so make sure you put it to good use.
HURRICANE LAURA IS THE STRONGEST STORM TO HIT LOUISIANA IN MORE THAN A CENTURYSARA CHODOSHAUGUST 28, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCESometimes that means putting a lid on harmful impulses and urges that arise from the limbic area.
EXPLAINER: WHAT IS PUBERTY?ESTHER LANDHUISAUGUST 27, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSOn each site, people moved by the very human impulse to care about vulnerable children began repeating what they saw to their friends and followers.
EVANGELICALS ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS ONLINE. THEY’RE FINDING QANON INSTEAD.ABBY OHLHEISERAUGUST 26, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWIf we hope to live in a society that is better than its worst impulses, we must use this awful moment to drive and accelerate positive change.
STANDING TOGETHERTATE RYAN-MOSLEYAUGUST 19, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWBiological neurons, on the other hand, communicate by firing off electrical impulses known as spikes, and each neuron does so on its own schedule.
A NEW BRAIN-INSPIRED LEARNING METHOD FOR AI SAVES MEMORY AND ENERGYEDD GENTJULY 27, 2020SINGULARITY HUB The biblical impulse toward social justice appears especially in the prophets of the Old Testament, such as Amos and Isaiah whose call for justice and equality is a constant theme.
A JUSTIFICATION FOR UNREST? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THE BIBLE AND THE FOUNDING FATHERSLGBTQ-EDITORJUNE 11, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSTo reproduce the impulse born of the thought—this is the aim of a psychological method.
EXPRESSIVE VOICE CULTUREJESSIE ELDRIDGE SOUTHWICKGenoa has but recently and partially felt the new impulse, yet even here the march of improvement is visible.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEYIt is the dramatic impulse of childhood endeavouring to bring life into the dulness of the serious hours.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYWORDS RELATED TO IMPULSE
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