Synonyms for impetus
ˈɪm pɪ təsim·pe·tus

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1. drift, impetus, impulsionnoun

   a force that moves something along

   Synonyms:
   trend, movement, heading, purport, impulsion, gallery, impulse, drift

2. impulse, impulsion, impetusnoun

   the act of applying force suddenly

   "the impulse knocked him over"

   Synonyms:
   pulsing, whim, nerve impulse, nervous impulse, momentum, urge, drift, impulsion, caprice, pulse, neural impulse, impulse, pulsation

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1. • Drive
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1. impetusnoun

   Synonyms:
   momentum

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1. impetusnoun

   Synonyms:
   momentum, force, impulse, incentive

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1. List of paraphrases for "impetus":

   momentum, impulse, boost, stimulus, pulse, incentive, push, élan, thrust, drive, dynamic, dynamism, fillip, elk, motivation

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How to use impetus in a sentence?

1. Tomohiko Taniguchi:

   The biggest impetus under which the Japanese people are now living is this obvious surge of Chinese power.

2. Frances Cheung:

   Beyond the initial reaction, however, market will need a follow-up in terms of a trade deal for further impetus.

3. Donna Hoffman:

   The impetus to become more presidential is coming from some of the elite organs of the GOP, but he got to where he is today because of his persona, to continue this way will keep him alienated from the party, but to change means his supporters will question his authenticity.

4. Scott Sherin:

   Every president since Ronald Reagan has talked about the pressing need to improve infrastructure across the USA, but they’ve always had other, bigger priorities to deal with, but now there’s a huge impetus to get things moving – it’s a time of optimism. If we build it, they will come. As an industry, we’re maturing, and we’re ready to take the next step. It’s time to focus on passenger rail.

5. Norman Mailer:

   There's a subterranean impetus towards pornography so powerful that half the business world is juiced by the sort of half sex that one finds in advertisements.