Impulse and Like

Impulse

Impulse noun - A habitual attraction to some activity or thing.

Usage example: the universal, fundamental impulse of self-preservation

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Like and impulse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a noun "Impulse".

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

Like noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Impulse and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impulse" instead a noun "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

human	human impulse	human like
high	high impulse	high like
small	small impulse	small like
evil	evil impulse	evil like
Other adjectives: artistic, sexual, criminal, new, extra.

She moves like a bolt of lightning, smells like Skittles, and has less impulse control than your average three-year-old.

Source: Genki Girl
Thrown Explosives and Incendiaries: Grenades and the like are usually associated with those with poor impulse control (in plain English, people who really like explosions).

Source: Weapon of Choice
Completely devoid of thought or emotion, she now spends her time Walking the Earth in a trance-like stupor, acting on whatever unconscious impulse happens to strike her at the time.

Source: Empty Shell

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