Synonyms for compelling
kəmˈpɛl ɪŋcom·pelling

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1. compellingadjective

   driving or forcing

   "compelling ambition"

   Antonyms:
   dissuasive, powerless

2. compellingadjective

   tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument

   "new and compelling evidence"

   Antonyms:
   dissuasive, powerless

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1. compellingadjective

   Synonyms:
   forcible, coercive, constraining, imperative, compulsory

   Antonyms:
   elective, optional, discretional

2. compellingnoun

   Synonyms:
   compulsion, coercion, constraint, duress, force

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1. List of paraphrases for "compelling":

   convincing, persuasive, pressing, cogent, attractive, peremptory, imperative, urgent, irrefutable, conclusive, fascinating, binding, overriding, irresistible, probative, eloquent, weight

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1. Jamie Raskin:

   The Constitution calls for impeachment in cases of bribery, treason and other high crimes and misdemeanors, so the legal case should indeed be compelling, the evidence should be overwhelming and the politics should be bipartisan. He may not be worth it but of course that's not the standard. The country is certainly worth it if The Constitution and the public interest demand it.

2. Terrisa Bukovinac:

   Where the government applies any limitationto a protected civil right ... they generally have to satisfy a strict scrutiny standard, which is not that they cannot regulate it, but that they must show that the regulation is the least restrictive means possible to achieve a compelling government interest. And the government isnt even attempting to make that showing.

3. Senator Nick Xenophon:

   Rather than being a snapshot of the nation, this census will now morph into a mobile CCTV that follows every Australian, the ABS has failed to make a compelling case why names must be provided, and stored for four years.

4. Victoria Avery:

   The bronzes are exceptionally powerful and compelling works of art that deserve close-up study.

5. Chief Technology Officer Stephen Bye:

   It's one of those topics that is highly charged, highly politicized and we took a step back and said it works in the interest of our customers, our consumers and the industry and we frankly found some of the arguments (of our competitors) to be less than compelling, our competitors are going to continue to invest so they are representing a situation that won't play out.