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- impelling
collapse - markedly effective as if by emotional pressure; "impelling skill as a teller of tales"; "an impelling personality" related words >
- active,
- actuating,
- animating,
- causal,
- causative,
- compelling,
- compulsive,
- directive,
- driving,
- gripping,
- holding,
- impellent,
- impulsive,
- in motion,
- inducive,
- mobile,
- motile,
- motivating,
- motivational,
- motive,
- motor,
- moving,
- obsessing,
- obsessional,
- obsessive,
- possessing,
- preoccupying,
- pressing,
- propellant,
- propelling,
- pulsive,
- stirring,
- thrusting,
- transitional,
- traveling,
- urgent
- active,
- bunt,
- butt,
- drive,
- driving,
- driving force,
- impelling,
- impulsion,
- in motion,
- mobile,
- motile,
- motivational,
- motive,
- motive power,
- motor,
- moving,
- propellant,
- propelment,
- propulsion,
- propulsive,
- propulsory,
- pulsion,
- pulsive,
- push,
- pushing,
- shove,
- shoving,
- shunt,
- stirring,
- thrust,
- transitional,
- traveling
- adventuresome,
- adventurous,
- aggressive,
- ambitious,
- assertive,
- brash,
- busy,
- busybody,
- driving,
- dynamic,
- enterprising,
- forceful,
- forward,
- go-ahead,
- hustling,
- impertinent,
- inquisitive,
- meddlesome,
- meddling,
- militant,
- motive,
- nosy,
- officious,
- overweening,
- presuming,
- presumptuous,
- propellant,
- propelling,
- propulsive,
- propulsory,
- prying,
- pulsive,
- pushful,
- pushy,
- self-appointed,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive,
- shoving,
- snoopy,
- up-and-coming,
- uppish,
- uppity,
- venturesome,
- venturous
- propellant
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- something that propels
- tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" related words >
- active,
- airscrew,
- alcohol,
- benzine,
- briquette,
- burnable,
- butane,
- carbon,
- catalyst,
- charcoal,
- charge,
- coal,
- coke,
- combustible,
- dope,
- driver,
- driving,
- ethane,
- ethanol,
- exhaust,
- fan,
- fireball,
- firing,
- flammable,
- flammable material,
- fuel,
- fuel additive,
- fuel dope,
- gas,
- gas carbon,
- gasoline,
- heptane,
- hexane,
- impeller,
- impelling,
- impetus,
- impulse,
- in motion,
- incentive,
- incitation,
- inflammable,
- inflammable material,
- isooctane,
- jet fuel,
- jet propulsion,
- kerosene,
- liquid oxygen,
- methane,
- methanol,
- mobile,
- motile,
- motivation,
- motivational,
- motive,
- motor,
- moving,
- natural gas,
- octane,
- oil,
- paddle wheel,
- paraffin,
- peat,
- pentane,
- piston,
- prop,
- propane,
- propeller,
- propelling,
- propulsion charge,
- propulsive,
- propulsor,
- propulsory,
- provocative,
- pulsive,
- pushing,
- reaction propulsion,
- rocket fuel,
- rocket propulsion,
- rotor,
- screw,
- screw propeller,
- shoving,
- spur,
- stimulant,
- stirring,
- thrust,
- transitional,
- traveling,
- turbine,
- turf,
- twin screws,
- wheel
- activating,
- active,
- actuating,
- aim,
- ambition,
- angle,
- animating,
- animus,
- antecedent,
- argument,
- aspiration,
- attraction,
- basis,
- burden,
- case,
- causal,
- causative,
- cause,
- chapter,
- compelling,
- concern,
- consideration,
- counsel,
- desideration,
- desideratum,
- design,
- desire,
- determinant,
- determination,
- device,
- directive,
- driving,
- effect,
- emotion,
- end,
- enticement,
- essence,
- feeling,
- figure,
- fixed purpose,
- focus of attention,
- focus of interest,
- function,
- gist,
- goad,
- goal,
- grounds,
- head,
- heading,
- idea,
- impellent,
- impelling,
- impulsive,
- in motion,
- incentive,
- incitement,
- inducement,
- inducive,
- influence,
- intendment,
- intent,
- intention,
- issue,
- kinetic,
- leitmotiv,
- living issue,
- lure,
- main point,
- matter,
- matter in hand,
- meaning,
- meat,
- mind,
- mobile,
- motif,
- motile,
- motivating,
- motivating force,
- motivation,
- motivational,
- motor,
- moving,
- nisus,
- object,
- objective,
- operative,
- passion,
- pattern,
- phrase,
- plan,
- point,
- point at issue,
- point in question,
- pressing,
- problem,
- prod,
- project,
- propellant,
- propelling,
- proposal,
- propulsive,
- propulsory,
- prospectus,
- pulsive,
- purpose,
- pushing,
- question,
- rationale,
- reason,
- resolution,
- resolve,
- rubric,
- sake,
- shoving,
- spring,
- spur,
- stimulation,
- stimulus,
- stirring,
- striving,
- study,
- subject,
- subject matter,
- subject of thought,
- substance,
- text,
- theme,
- thrusting,
- topic,
- transitional,
- traveling,
- urge,
- urgent,
- view,
- will
- driving
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- the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
- having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force"
- acting with vigor; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive" related words >
- acid,
- action,
- active,
- actuating,
- advancing,
- adventuresome,
- adventurous,
- agency,
- aggressive,
- ambitious,
- animating,
- assailing,
- assaulting,
- attacking,
- automobiling,
- bicycling,
- biking,
- biting,
- blinding,
- busing,
- cat-and-doggish,
- causal,
- causative,
- charging,
- coactive,
- compelling,
- compulsatory,
- compulsive,
- compulsory,
- conduct,
- constraining,
- corrosive,
- cutting,
- cycling,
- direction,
- directive,
- drippy,
- drizzling,
- drizzly,
- drumming,
- dynamic,
- effective,
- enterprising,
- equitation,
- execution,
- exercise,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- functioning,
- go-ahead,
- gripping,
- gutsy,
- handling,
- holding,
- horseback riding,
- horsemanship,
- hustling,
- impellent,
- impelling,
- imperative,
- imperious,
- impressive,
- impulsive,
- in motion,
- incisive,
- incursionary,
- incursive,
- inducive,
- invading,
- invasionary,
- invasive,
- irresistible,
- irruptive,
- lively,
- management,
- manipulation,
- misty,
- misty-moisty,
- mizzly,
- mobile,
- mordant,
- motile,
- motivating,
- motivational,
- motive,
- motor,
- motorcycling,
- motoring,
- moving,
- nervous,
- obsessing,
- obsessional,
- obsessive,
- occupation,
- operancy,
- operation,
- pedaling,
- pelting,
- penetrating,
- performance,
- performing,
- piercing,
- pluvial,
- pluviose,
- pluvious,
- poignant,
- possessing,
- pouring,
- powerful,
- practice,
- preoccupying,
- pressing,
- propellant,
- propelling,
- propulsive,
- propulsory,
- pulsive,
- punchy,
- pushful,
- pushing,
- pushy,
- rainy,
- responsibility,
- restraining,
- riding,
- running,
- sensational,
- shoving,
- showery,
- sinewed,
- sinewy,
- slashing,
- steering,
- stirring,
- streaming,
- striking,
- strong,
- telling,
- thrusting,
- transitional,
- traveling,
- trenchant,
- up-and-coming,
- urgent,
- venturesome,
- venturous,
- vigorous,
- vital,
- work,
- working,
- workings
- moving
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- arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne
- in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine"
- used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion; "Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or `the movies'" related words >
- active,
- activity,
- actuating,
- actuation,
- advancing,
- affecting,
- affective,
- afflictive,
- agitating,
- ambulant,
- ambulative,
- ambulatory,
- amotion,
- animating,
- animation,
- arousing,
- awakening,
- bitter,
- bleak,
- breathless,
- breathtaking,
- causal,
- causative,
- charged,
- cheerless,
- circuit-riding,
- cliff-hanging,
- comfortless,
- commutation,
- compelling,
- course,
- crossing,
- delocalization,
- deplorable,
- depressing,
- depressive,
- dignified,
- direction,
- directive,
- discomforting,
- dismal,
- dismaying,
- displacement,
- disquieting,
- distracting,
- distressful,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- doleful,
- dolorific,
- dolorogenic,
- dolorous,
- dreary,
- driving,
- dynamics,
- effective,
- electric,
- elevated,
- eloquent,
- emotional,
- emotive,
- exciting,
- exhilarating,
- expeditionary,
- expressive,
- facund,
- forward,
- forward-looking,
- galvanic,
- globe-girdling,
- globe-trotting,
- go-ahead,
- going,
- grand,
- grave,
- grievous,
- gripping,
- heady,
- heart-expanding,
- heart-stirring,
- heart-swelling,
- heart-thrilling,
- heartrending,
- impellent,
- impelling,
- impressive,
- impulsive,
- in motion,
- inducive,
- inflammatory,
- influence,
- inner-direction,
- inspirational,
- inspiring,
- intoxicating,
- itinerant,
- itinerary,
- jarring,
- jolting,
- journeying,
- joyless,
- kinematics,
- kinesipathy,
- kinesis,
- kinesitherapy,
- kinetics,
- lamentable,
- locomotion,
- locomotive,
- lofty,
- maddening,
- majestic,
- meaningful,
- mind-blowing,
- mobile,
- mobilization,
- motile,
- motion,
- motivating,
- motivation,
- motivational,
- motive,
- motor,
- mournful,
- move,
- movement,
- mundivagant,
- noble,
- on the move,
- on tour,
- oncoming,
- ongoing,
- onward,
- operating,
- other-direction,
- overcoming,
- overmastering,
- overpowering,
- overwhelming,
- painful,
- passage,
- passing,
- pathetic,
- pedestrian,
- perambulating,
- perambulatory,
- peregrinative,
- peregrine,
- peripatetic,
- persuasive,
- perturbing,
- pilgrimlike,
- piquant,
- piteous,
- pitiable,
- pitiful,
- poignant,
- pregnant,
- pressing,
- proceeding,
- progress,
- progressing,
- progressive,
- prompting,
- propellant,
- propelling,
- provocative,
- provoking,
- pulsive,
- quickening,
- rallying,
- ravishing,
- regrettable,
- relocation,
- remotion,
- removal,
- removement,
- restlessness,
- rousing,
- rueful,
- running,
- sad,
- saddening,
- sententious,
- serious,
- sharp,
- shift,
- significant,
- solemn,
- sore,
- sorrowful,
- soul-stirring,
- spirit-stirring,
- stately,
- stimulating,
- stimulation,
- stimulative,
- stir,
- stirring,
- striking,
- strolling,
- sublime,
- suspenseful,
- suspensive,
- tantalizing,
- telling,
- thrilling,
- thrilly,
- thrusting,
- touching,
- touring,
- tourism,
- touristic,
- touristry,
- touristy,
- traject,
- trajet,
- transit,
- transitional,
- travel,
- traveling,
- trekking,
- troubling,
- uncomfortable,
- unfixed,
- unrest,
- unsettling,
- unstable,
- unsteadfast,
- unsteady,
- upsetting,
- urgent,
- velocity,
- walking,
- wayfaring,
- weighty,
- woebegone,
- woeful,
- working,
- wretched
- impulsive
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- without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
- proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection" related words >
- a bit previous,
- abrupt,
- actuating,
- adrift,
- advanced,
- afloat,
- alternating,
- amorphous,
- animating,
- automatic,
- blind,
- breakneck,
- breathless,
- brittle,
- capricious,
- causal,
- causative,
- changeable,
- changeful,
- changing,
- choppy,
- compelling,
- compulsive,
- conditioned,
- corruptible,
- deciduous,
- desultory,
- deviable,
- deviating,
- deviative,
- deviatory,
- devil-may-care,
- different,
- directive,
- disorderly,
- divaricate,
- divergent,
- diversified,
- diversiform,
- dizzy,
- driving,
- dying,
- eccentric,
- electrifying,
- emotional,
- ephemeral,
- erose,
- erratic,
- evanescent,
- extemporaneous,
- fading,
- far ahead,
- fast and loose,
- fickle,
- fitful,
- fleeting,
- flickering,
- flighty,
- flitting,
- fluctuating,
- fly-by-night,
- flying,
- foolhardy,
- forced,
- forward,
- fragile,
- frail,
- freakish,
- fugacious,
- fugitive,
- giddy,
- half-baked,
- half-cocked,
- hasty,
- headlong,
- ill-considered,
- immediate,
- impatient,
- impellent,
- impelling,
- impermanent,
- impetuous,
- inconsistent,
- inconstant,
- indecisive,
- inducive,
- infirm,
- inherent,
- innate,
- instinctive,
- insubstantial,
- involuntary,
- irregular,
- irresolute,
- irresponsible,
- jagged,
- jerky,
- libidinal,
- madcap,
- mazy,
- mechanical,
- mercurial,
- momentary,
- moody,
- mortal,
- motivating,
- motivational,
- motive,
- motley,
- moving,
- mutable,
- natural,
- nerve-shattering,
- nonconformist,
- nondurable,
- nonpermanent,
- nonstandard,
- nonuniform,
- not firm,
- offhand,
- overhasty,
- oversoon,
- panting,
- passing,
- perishable,
- pluralistic,
- precipitant,
- precipitate,
- precipitous,
- precocious,
- premature,
- pressing,
- previous,
- pulsive,
- quick,
- ragged,
- rambling,
- rash,
- reckless,
- reflex,
- reflexive,
- restless,
- rough,
- roving,
- rushed,
- scatterbrained,
- shapeless,
- shifting,
- shifty,
- shocking,
- short-lived,
- shuffling,
- snap,
- spasmodic,
- speedy,
- spineless,
- spontaneous,
- sporadic,
- spur-of-the-moment,
- startling,
- subliminal,
- sudden,
- surprising,
- swift,
- temporal,
- temporary,
- thrusting,
- too early,
- too soon,
- transient,
- transitive,
- transitory,
- unaccountable,
- unanticipated,
- uncertain,
- unconscious,
- unconsidered,
- uncontrolled,
- uncrystallized,
- undependable,
- undisciplined,
- undurable,
- unenduring,
- unequable,
- unequal,
- uneven,
- unexpected,
- unfixed,
- unforeseen,
- unintentional,
- unjelled,
- unlearned,
- unlooked-for,
- unmatured,
- unmeditated,
- unorthodox,
- unplanned,
- unpredictable,
- unpredicted,
- unpremeditated,
- unprepared,
- unprompted,
- unreliable,
- unrestrained,
- unripe,
- unsettled,
- unstable,
- unstable as water,
- unstaid,
- unsteadfast,
- unsteady,
- unsystematic,
- unthinking,
- untimely,
- ununiform,
- unwilled,
- unwilling,
- unwitting,
- urgent,
- vacillating,
- vagrant,
- variable,
- variegated,
- variform,
- various,
- varying,
- vicissitudinary,
- vicissitudinous,
- volatile,
- wandering,
- wanton,
- wavering,
- wavery,
- wavy,
- wayward,
- whimsical,
- wild,
- wishy-washy
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