IMPULSION Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

impulsion

noun

Definition of impulsion

as in impulse

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Recent Examples of impulsion But this remark seems more a strategic argument than a deep-rooted impulsion. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 What brought me freedom was realizing that the desire to be a help and a healer for others was more compelling to me than any morbid impulsion. — Michelle Nanouche, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2025 That stage of young adulthood sits at a crossroads between a kind of societal awareness and youthful impulsion. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 June 2025 Basically the same trick, with the take-off impulsion applied via the nose. — John Leicester, ajc, 24 July 2021 What impulsion drove you to make a film instead of writing another novel? — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

To recontrol the uncontrollable, Lillian casts a hex on her ex-lover Henry, but this all-too-relatable impulse could have serious consequences.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 31 July 2026
At work, that impulse can take on a particularly flattering disguise.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of impulse

Noun

The compulsion to seek out fun in summer heat is driven by a mix of biological boosts, social conditioning, and psychological relief from winter confinement.

— Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
The real question is whether Pennsylvania and cities like Pittsburgh want skill games and other gambling opportunities to be widespread and unavoidable for people who struggle with compulsions to gamble.

— Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Definition of compulsion

Noun

Still, that has not meant Trump has any less zeal for this 2020 rabbit hole.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 17 July 2026
For more than 90 years, Beatrice Lumpkin brought a zeal for fairness and a fierce desire to protect working-class employees to her civil rights and workers’ rights activism.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of zeal

Noun

In the Public Employment Relations Board filing, SEIU Local 1000 shared its desire to make suggestions on AI and technology that could affect employment matters, such as pay, productivity expectations, schedules and working conditions.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
His three-day sentencing hearing featured emotional victim impact statements, tapes of his confessions to police and insights into his twisted desire for infamy and obsession with school shooters.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of desire

Noun

Nicola Piovani’s score evokes a whimsical longing for every era of the designer’s life, as if the audience cheerfully lived it along with him.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 25 July 2026
Every second of White Nights is steeped in a longing for the impossible, which is maybe why its beauty feels so untouchable, so unexplainable even to this day.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of longing

Noun

Nolan foregrounds the nobility that guides the character (his guilt, his dedication to his men, his yearning for his family) and neglects his wily cunning and egotism.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
For the uninitiated, Cohan isn’t at all off base to suggest that fans drop their yearning for this particular pair of characters.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

Definition of yearning

Noun

Families also can choose from five diverse restaurants, while stations for broths and ice cream satisfy other cravings.

— Gina Kramer, USA Today, 25 July 2026
His research now reveals revenge operates like an addiction in the brain, activating craving and reward centers while silencing rational thought.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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