Definition for Impelled:

• urged or forced to action through moral pressure; " felt impelled to take a stand against the issue"

Synonyms for Impelled:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • impelled.
  •bound (adjective)
  • compelled,
  • doomed,
  • Coerced,
  • fated,
  • apprenticed,
  • pledged,
  • articled,
  • obligated,
  • having no alternative,
  • under compulsion,
  • intent,
  • pressed,
  • sure,
  • Urged,
  • indentured,
  • made,
  • obliged,
  • bent,
  • bounden,
  • restrained,
  • under necessity,
  • forced,
  • firm,
  • certain,
  • contracted,
  • Necessitated,
  • duty-bound,
  • enslaved,
  • constrained,
  • required.
  •driven (adjective)
  • consumed,
  • compulsive,
  • type a,
  • obsessed,
  • Pushed,
  • ambitious,
  • Steered,
  • possessed,
  • guided,
  • Herded,
  • directed,
  • induced.
  •persuaded (adjective)
  • seduced,
  • attracted to,
  • Wheedled,
  • Inveigled,
  • led,
  • won over,
  • allured,
  • Lured.

• v.

  •accelerate (verb)
  • further,
  • step on gas,
  • put on afterburners,
  • quicken,
  • advance,
  • step up,
  • impel,
  • rev up,
  • expedite,
  • forward,
  • lay rubber,
  • speed up,
  • gun*,
  • railroad,
  • hasten,
  • put pedal to metal,
  • dust*,
  • lay a patch,
  • hurry,
  • open up,
  • rev,
  • roll*,
  • tool*,
  • nail it,
  • peel rubber,
  • fire up,
  • make tracks,
  • precipitate,
  • hammer on.
  •activate (verb)
  • energize,
  • arouse,
  • actify,
  • stir,
  • call up,
  • rouse,
  • turn on,
  • switch on,
  • trigger,
  • take out of mothballs,
  • prompt.
  •actuate (verb)
  • animate,
  • egg on,
  • incite,
  • activate,
  • cause,
  • key up,
  • work into lather,
  • put up to,
  • work up.
  •animate (verb)
  • inform,
  • exalt,
  • inspirit,
  • vivify,
  • kindle,
  • hearten,
  • make alive,
  • liven,
  • embolden,
  • cheer,
  • spark,
  • gladden,
  • enliven,
  • vitalize,
  • encourage,
  • revive,
  • invigorate,
  • fire,
  • revivify.
  •begin (verb)
  • enter upon,
  • embark on,
  • set up,
  • break ground,
  • actualize,
  • initiate,
  • found,
  • generate,
  • go into,
  • launch,
  • break the ice,
  • bring to pass,
  • inaugurate,
  • make,
  • create,
  • institute,
  • effect,
  • prepare,
  • lead,
  • plunge into,
  • commence,
  • set about,
  • give impulse,
  • undertake,
  • open,
  • go ahead,
  • occasion,
  • produce,
  • bring about,
  • make active,
  • lay foundation for,
  • establish,
  • enter on,
  • get going,
  • mount,
  • eventuate,
  • DO,
  • give birth to,
  • originate,
  • introduce.
  •carry (verb)
  • gain,
  • affect,
  • touch,
  • prevail,
  • capture,
  • impress,
  • sway,
  • secure,
  • strike,
  • be victorious,
  • get.
  •compelled (verb)
  • daunted,
  • hijacked,
  • stressed,
  • dictated,
  • Nagged,
  • intimidated,
  • Caused,
  • pressured,
  • sparked,
  • Incited,
  • Galvanized,
  • Bulldozed,
  • bullied,
  • Dragooned,
  • mandated,
  • Fomented,
  • browbeaten,
  • motivated,
  • stimulated,
  • browbeat.
  •impel (verb)
  • excite,
  • foment,
  • instigate,
  • press,
  • prod,
  • poke,
  • influence,
  • move,
  • constrain,
  • compel,
  • motivate,
  • jog,
  • actuate,
  • power,
  • set in motion,
  • goad,
  • urge,
  • induce,
  • lash,
  • force,
  • push,
  • spur,
  • require,
  • mobilize,
  • start,
  • shove,
  • propel,
  • boost,
  • stimulate,
  • oblige,
  • drive,
  • thrust,
  • inspire.
  •motivated (verb)
  • magnetized,
  • struck,
  • inspired,
  • provoked,
  • Jostled,
  • shot,
  • Hurtled,
  • Energized,
  • stricken,
  • fermented,
  • Jogged,
  • Bumped,
  • Knocked,
  • Jerked,
  • Punched,
  • jolted,
  • Poked,
  • moved,
  • triggered,
  • nudged,
  • Enticed,
  • Hastened,
  • Instigated.
  •moved (verb)
  • Transported.
  •propelled (verb)
  • goaded,
  • Propelled,
  • Precipitated,
  • Flicked,
  • canted,
  • Pelted,
  • thrown,
  • Launched,
  • cast,
  • fired,
  • Slung,
  • Lobbed,
  • catapulted,
  • Flung,
  • pitched,
  • Prodded,
  • heaved,
  • Shunted,
  • projected,
  • Bowled,
  • Hurled,
  • bunted,
  • chucked,
  • Threw,
  • Tossed,
  • drove,
  • Rammed,
  • Butted,
  • Shoved.
  •shipped (verb)
  • sent.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • Boosted,
  • impulsive,
  • stirred,
  • impellent,
  • enforced,
  • dynamic,
  • Haled,
  • advanced,
  • Carried,
  • actuated,
  • booming,
  • dynamical,
  • Spurred,
  • Hustled,
  • other-directed,
  • inner-directed,
  • animated,
  • Influenced,
  • Stormed,
  • pulled,
  • minded,
  • inclined,
  • determined,
  • impelling,
  • Hounded.

Paraphrases for Impelled:

• Independent

  • Verb, past participle
    compelled, Propelled, galvanised, reinvigorated, motivated, obliged, Mobilized, Energized, stimulated, Necessitated, empowered, invigorated, Underpinned, spearheaded, Disbursed, elicited, provoked, initiated, encouraged, inspired, pressured, Furthered, Incited, triggered, Engendered, constrained, obligated, moved, Coerced, fueled, fuelled, Promoted, Bolstered, pressed, Prompted, led, induced, guided, Generated, Challenged, pursued, sparked, Advocated, Pushed, produced, Resulted, sponsored, forced, unleashed, bound, driven, Bumped, sprouted, evoked, Caused, aroused, Spurred, powered, pulled, Launched, Occasioned, stretched, fostered, paid, Swayed, thrown, Boosted, Buoyed, grown.

Antonyms for Impelled:

• adj.

  • bound
    permitted, Allowed, unbounded, unobliged, free, unrestricted.

• imp. & p. p.

  • Other antonyms:
    unmotivated.

• v.

  • accelerate
    defer, impede, postpone, hinder, slow down, retard, decelerate.
  • activate
    stop, arrest.
  • animate
    deaden, discourage, kill.
  • begin
    conclude, finish, complete, consummate, end.
  • carry
    lose, fail.
  • impel
    dissuade, suppress, delay, repress, slow.

Impelled Sentence Examples:

• A pressing and delicate matter impelled him.

• I am impelled by a feeling in my soul.