IMPULSION Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

impulsion

noun

Definition of impulsion

as in impulse

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Recent Examples of impulsion But this remark seems more a strategic argument than a deep-rooted impulsion. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 What brought me freedom was realizing that the desire to be a help and a healer for others was more compelling to me than any morbid impulsion. — Michelle Nanouche, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2025 That stage of young adulthood sits at a crossroads between a kind of societal awareness and youthful impulsion. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 June 2025 Basically the same trick, with the take-off impulsion applied via the nose. — John Leicester, ajc, 24 July 2021 What impulsion drove you to make a film instead of writing another novel? — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

Angels doesn’t feel architectural in nearly the same way, but the strange impulses and movements of the book are really appealing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
The warring impulses ought to cancel each other out, but Dante orchestrates his films’ elements so deftly that the contradictions enrich each other and create a worldview more distinctive and complex than those of Lucas and Spielberg.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of impulse

Noun

Which is exactly why leaders should be suspicious of their own streaks, especially the ones that started out fun and are creeping toward compulsion.

— Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Trying to understand that inner compulsion — not to name names — became the starting point.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of compulsion

Noun

But the current efflorescence can perhaps most be credited to the zeal of online communities whose social dynamics encourage avid, savvy viewership.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Even worse was the Great Chinese Famine of 1959–61, which was brought on by severe mismanagement amid Mao Zedong’s revolutionary zeal.

— Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of zeal

Noun

Emery’s desire to blood Madjo early was ultimately reflected in picking him to start ahead of Tammy Abraham — who the club are willing to listen to offers for — in Salzburg.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Modern food consumption is also a good example of how abundance doesn’t necessarily eliminate the desire for luxury.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of desire

Noun

Humans have speculated about eternal life since ancient times, Gershwin said, and the longing is close to universal.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
King, the urban refugee recalls running carefree in the woods long ago and claims such memories express a universal canine longing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of longing

Noun

There are shocking twists but on such a grand scale that the urge to laugh is as strong as the urge to scream.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
There’s an urge to preserve something sacred and ancient, to avoid handing everything over to our brightly lit, modern world.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of urge

Noun

The narrator, purged of identifiers except for her yearning, her rational faculties, and her sense of unbelonging, is counterintuitively relatable—a portrait of rudimentary, universal humanity.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The continued fascination with Monroe reflects a broader yearning for the glamour and larger-than-life movie stars of cinema's Golden Age.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of yearning

Noun

For kiddos and adults, fruit serves as a healthy alternative to candy, delivering vitamins, fiber, and hydration while satisfying sweet cravings.

— Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
Ostensibly, GLP-1s don’t just quiet the appetite but also impact broader cravings.

— Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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