Impetus and Impulse

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Impetus

Impetus noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

Usage example: the reward money should be sufficient impetus for someone to come forward with information about the robbery

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Synonyms for Impetus

Impulse is a synonym for impetus in incentive topic. In some cases you can use "Impulse" instead a noun "Impetus", when it comes to topics like stimulus, cause, goad, impelling force. popular alternative

Impulse

Impulse noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

Usage example: the new auto factory was just the impulse that the local economy needed

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Antonyms for Impulse

Impetus is a synonym for impulse in force topic. You can use "Impetus" instead a noun "Impulse", if it concerns topics such as cause, throb, goad, incentive. popular alternative

Nearby Words: impulsive, impulsively, impulsion, impulsing, impulsed

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original	original impetus	original impulse
initial	initial impetus	initial impulse
true	true impetus	true impulse
single	single impetus	single impulse
Other adjectives: novel, creative, new, extra, basic.

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