Definition for Compelling:

• driving or forcing; " compelling ambition"

Synonyms for Compelling:

• adj.

  •commanding (adjective)
  • impressive.
  •effective (adjective)
  • cogent.
  •forcible (adjective)
  • forcible.
  •important (adjective)
  • burning.
  •irresistible (adjective)
  • coercive,
  • compulsory,
  • imperative,
  • constraining.

• n.

  •
  • unconvincing,
  • forcefulness,
  • believable.
  •interesting (noun)
  • gripping,
  • intriguing,
  • original,
  • thought-provoking,
  • alive,
  • newsworthy,
  • exciting,
  • spellbinding.

• v.

  •compelling (verb)
  • hijacking,
  • daunting,
  • motivating,
  • causing,
  • stimulating,
  • urging,
  • Browbeating,
  • Bulldozing,
  • obliging,
  • bullying,
  • sparking,
  • Dragooning,
  • stressing,
  • pressuring,
  • nagging,
  • Inciting,
  • Fomenting,
  • Dictating,
  • intimidating,
  • Coercing,
  • galvanizing.
  •propelling (verb)
  • launching,
  • pitching,
  • casting,
  • thrusting,
  • pelting,
  • tossing,
  • catapulting,
  • Ramming,
  • Shunting,
  • slinging,
  • precipitating,
  • prodding,
  • goading,
  • projecting,
  • Canting,
  • Throwing,
  • heaving,
  • chucking,
  • bunting,
  • Flinging,
  • propelling,
  • pushing,
  • hurling,
  • Lobbing,
  • firing,
  • Shoving,
  • bowling,
  • Flicking,
  • Butting,
  • impelling.
  •requiring (verb)
  • binding,
  • Obligating,
  • mandating,
  • Stipulating.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • seductive,
  • marvelous,
  • silver-tongued,
  • rip-roaring,
  • intoxicating,
  • thrilling,
  • adventurous,
  • smooth-talking,
  • electric,
  • mouthwatering,
  • white-hot,
  • exhilarating,
  • alluring.
  •
  • dynamite,
  • intense,
  • colorful.
  •
  • hot.
  •
  • fast.
  •forceful
  • high pressure.
  •Other relevant words:
  • heart-rending,
  • overpowering,
  • tenacious,
  • Decretal,
  • critical,
  • accommodate,
  • vigorous,
  • absolute,
  • clamoring,
  • unbearable,
  • prime,
  • telling,
  • good,
  • expect,
  • Coactive,
  • outstanding,
  • meaty,
  • important,
  • motive,
  • serious,
  • necessitate,
  • legitimate,
  • substantial,
  • valid,
  • primary,
  • cardinal,
  • momentous,
  • directive,
  • essential,
  • impose,
  • autocratic,
  • great,
  • Overtopping,
  • portentous,
  • poignant,
  • required,
  • motivational,
  • real,
  • Enforcing,
  • emphatic,
  • intimidate,
  • exigent,
  • grave,
  • safe,
  • authoritative,
  • irrefutable,
  • Decretory,
  • ratiocinative,
  • constrain,
  • preponderant,
  • trustworthy,
  • secure,
  • overlook,
  • dictatorial,
  • irresistible,
  • reliable,
  • predominant,
  • impel,
  • incontrovertible,
  • weighty,
  • vital,
  • desperate,
  • pivotal,
  • unmistakeable,
  • persevering,
  • decisive,
  • energetic,
  • instant,
  • credible,
  • absorbing,
  • Harassing,
  • obsessing,
  • overwhelming,
  • bewitching,
  • clamorous,
  • dominant,
  • delightful,
  • apt,
  • jussive,
  • noticeable,
  • pithy,
  • imposing,
  • touching,
  • Decretive,
  • asking,
  • conspicuous,
  • emergent,
  • solid,
  • productive,
  • proper,
  • clamant,
  • needful,
  • coerce,
  • stirring,
  • bind,
  • immediate,
  • Restraining,
  • effectual,
  • inspiring,
  • actuating,
  • unmistakable,
  • dominating,
  • fetching,
  • satisfying,
  • hold,
  • obligatory,
  • chief,
  • Perseverant,
  • mighty,
  • paramount,
  • prepossessing,
  • winning,
  • emotional,
  • dire,
  • affecting,
  • overlooking,
  • needed,
  • major,
  • taking,
  • unfaltering,
  • actual,
  • inviting,
  • uncompromising,
  • prevailing,
  • engaging,
  • Predominating,
  • obsessional,
  • prescriptive,
  • persistent,
  • life-or-death,
  • called for,
  • take,
  • sane,
  • constrained,
  • necessitous,
  • entrancing,
  • assertive,
  • lofty,
  • obsessive,
  • influential,
  • holding,
  • conclusion,
  • unrelenting,
  • inspirational,
  • inducive,
  • emergency,
  • dominate,
  • Expecting,
  • attractive,
  • of the essence,
  • genuine,
  • determined,
  • firm,
  • animating,
  • sound,
  • winsome,
  • instructive,
  • efficacious,
  • trenchant,
  • imperious,
  • resolute,
  • principal,
  • require,
  • unendurable,
  • dogged,
  • moving,
  • well-founded,
  • Demanded,
  • ask,
  • main,
  • enforce,
  • insistent,
  • enchanting,
  • unwavering,
  • peremptory,
  • pathetic,
  • Preoccupying,
  • pressurizing,
  • demanding,
  • impulsive,
  • stubborn,
  • wanting,
  • charming,
  • dependable,
  • rush,
  • logical,
  • honest,
  • importunate,
  • Involving,
  • requisite,
  • indispensable,
  • profound,
  • Possessing,
  • accommodating,
  • insisting,
  • Necessitating,
  • acute,
  • Forcing,
  • inexorable,
  • unyielding,
  • causative,
  • formidable,
  • oppressive,
  • involve,
  • authentic,
  • life-and-death,
  • want,
  • creditable,
  • Preceptive,
  • obstinate,
  • make,
  • exacting,
  • aggressive,
  • oblige,
  • captivating,
  • convincing,
  • Overruling,
  • provocative,
  • causal,
  • emotive,
  • remarkable,
  • most important,
  • in demand,
  • compel,
  • incumbent.

Paraphrases for Compelling:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    cogent, convincing, conclusive, compel, incontrovertible, powerful.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    convincing.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    pressing, unconvincing, appealing, eye-catching, strong, overwhelming, peremptory, intriguing, binding, overriding, credible, imperative, irresistible, eloquent, interesting, forceful, indisputable, weighty, probative, impressive, oblige, plausible, mandatory, inescapable, undeniable, constraining, decisive, obliging, imperious, coercive, crucial, riveting, compulsory, meaningful, unquestionable, glaring, remarkable, gripping, conspicuous, striking, incontestable, serious, noticeable, vital, majeure, restrictive, inspiring, obligatory, hard-hitting, vigorous, indispensable, high-profile, unequivocal, critical, essential, dramatic, engaging, unavoidable, spectacular, significant, substantial, important, dire, energetic, valid, overarching, notable, robust, challenging, definitive, forced, categorical, satisfactory, enforceable, obvious, forcible, authoritative, acute, solid, evidentiary, potent, absolute, breathtaking, stunning, undisputed, undisputable, inconclusive, telling, determinative, immediate, noteworthy, unstoppable, desperate, evidence-based, major, reassuring, stringent, inevitable, evidential, rigorous, stylish, philippine, convinced, undoubted, insistent, must-see, unmistakable, tempting, unassailable, severe, determinant, demanding, weight, passionate, dynamic, clear, necessary, alluring, definite, outstanding, imposing, flagrant, burdensome.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Persuading, Employing, motivating, Enforcing, galvanizing, prompting, Facilitating, restricting, inducing, Obligating, urging, pressuring, pushing, Requiring, holding, bringing, pressing, causing, breaking, Having, appealing, getting, binding, engaging, imposing.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    fascinating, exciting, irrefutable, attractive, urgent.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    convincing, obliging.

Antonyms for Compelling:

• adj.

  • irresistible
    elective, optional, discretional.
  • Other antonyms:
    indecisive, immaterial, incidental, inconclusive, noncritical, uncompelling, dissuasive, stable, groundless, powerless, shaky, unconvincing, ineffective, unpersuasive, feeble, irrelevant, invalid, trivial, negligible, unimportant, insignificant, safe, minor.