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IMPETUSES Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word impetuses. (exact relations)
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catalysts
nounn
noun

• (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

• something that causes an important event to happen

drives
verbv
noun

• the act of applying force to propel something

• a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• a road leading up to a private house

• the trait of being highly motivated

• hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

• the act of driving a herd of animals overland

• a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

• a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

• (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

• a wide scenic road planted with trees

• (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

verb

• operate or control a vehicle

• travel or be transported in a vehicle

• cause someone or something to move by driving

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly

• cause to move back by force or influence

• compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

• push, propel, or press with force

• cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• have certain properties when driven

• work as a driver

• move by being propelled by a force

• urge forward

• proceed along in a vehicle

• strike with a driver, as in teeing off

• hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

• excavate horizontally

• cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling

• (hunting) search for game

• (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground

impulses
nounn
noun

• an instinctive motive

• a sudden desire

• the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber

• (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

• the act of applying force suddenly

• an impelling force or strength

incentives
nounn
noun

• a positive motivational influence

• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

motivations
nounn
noun

• the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

• the condition of being motivated

• the act of motivating; providing incentive

propellants
nounn
noun

• any substance that propels

adjective satellite

• tending to or capable of propelling

spurs
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

• any sharply pointed projection

• tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers

• a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward

• a railway line connected to a trunk line

verb

• incite or stimulate

• give heart or courage to

• strike with a spur

• goad with spurs

• equip with spurs

stimuli
nounn
noun

• any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

triggers
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

• a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen

• an act that sets in motion some course of events

verb

• put in motion or move to act

• release or pull the trigger on

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