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compelling

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of compelling

1 having the power to persuade

  • made a compelling argument against military intervention
Synonyms of compelling

cogent, conclusive, convincing, decisive, effective, forceful, persuasive, satisfying, strong, telling
Words Related to compelling

authoritative, definitive

sound, valid, well-founded

important, significant, weighty

material, pertinent, relevant
Near Antonyms of compelling

groundless, invalid, shaky, unfounded, unsound

inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant

immaterial, irrelevant

feeble, weak
Antonyms of compelling

inconclusive, indecisive, ineffective, uncompelling, unconvincing, unpersuasive

2 needing immediate attention

  • no compelling need to raise taxes at this time
Synonyms of compelling

acute, burning, clamant, critical, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, imperious, importunate, instant, necessitous, pressing, urgent
Words Related to compelling

demanding, extreme, immediate, insistent, intense, overriding

crucial, desperate, grave, life-and-death (also life-or-death), serious, severe, vital

dangerous, explosive, hazardous, perilous, precarious, unstable
Near Antonyms of compelling

incidental, low-pressure, minor, negligible, trivial, unimportant

nonthreatening, safe, stable
Antonyms of compelling

noncritical, nonurgent

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