Another word for impulse
impulse
n.
An impelling force
push, thrust, surge, impetus, throb, vibration, pulse, pulsation, pressure, augmentation, rush, motivation, actuation, stimulus, incentive, impulsion, propulsion, stroke, momentum, shove, shock, bump, movement; see also beat 2, incentive.
A sudden urge
fancy, whim, caprice, motive, spontaneity, drive, appeal, notion, inclination, disposition, bent, vagary, freak, wish, whimsy, inspiration, hunch, flash, thought, extemporization; see also desire 1, inclination 1.
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Another word for impulse
Something that causes and encourages a given response:
encouragement, fillip, impetus, incentive, inducement, motivation, prod, push, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulator, stimulus. See causeAn impulsive, often illogical turn of mind:
bee, boutade, caprice, conceit, fancy, freak, humor, megrim, notion, vagary, whim, whimsy. Idiom: bee in one's bonnet. See thoughts
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"impulse." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 April 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Impulse>.
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impulse. (n.d.). Retrieved April 14th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Impulse
