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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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Impulses are then sent back to the uvula and soft palate, causing them to move upward and close off the nasopharynx.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

October 18 ‘Dexter’ Watch: Warring Impulses His treatment of the young woman, played by Julia Stiles, is one of the plot points that has made Dexter more disturbing, not less, this season.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2010

Impulses from the catheter were supposed to blanket the node's action and take over its function.

From Time Magazine Archive

Impulses from the higher brain centers are "fired back" to the waking center, and the mother has conditioned herself to respond only to certain ones.

From Time Magazine Archive

Impulses of hominids dating from 20,000 B.C. were still controlling us.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides