Compulsion
Compulsion noun - The use of power to impose one's will on another.
Impulse is a synonym for compulsion in urge topic. In some cases you can use "Impulse" instead a noun "Compulsion".
Impulse
Impulse noun - Something that arouses action or activity.
Compulsion is a synonym for impulse in urge topic. You can use "Compulsion" instead a noun "Impulse".
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How words are described
| common | common compulsion | common impulse |
| natural | natural compulsion | natural impulse |
| strong | strong compulsion | strong impulse |
| powerful | powerful compulsion | powerful impulse |
| Other adjectives: constant, psychic, sexual, irresistible, moral, new, unknown, inexplicable, strange, basic, mad, sudden, biological, vampiric. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Their main shortcoming besides their height is that they have zero impulse control, and so play pranks because of an obsessive compulsion.
Source: The Imp -
Even after that, the Magpie persona is largely sympathetic, as beyond her compulsion to steal she mostly just wants to be loved; it's her complete lack of impulse control and her own emotions that makes her a villain.
Source: Tragic Villain
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Impulse and Compulsion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compulsion/impulse
Compulsion & Impulse. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compulsion/impulse>.
Impulse or Compulsion. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compulsion/impulse.
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