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
   • Force

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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. Katelyn Brewer:

   Part of the impetus of that resignation was that things were threatening. My name and Darkness to Light's name was starting to be brought into the sort of conspiracy conversations, and so that board member said,' You know, it's hard enough dealing with this for Katelyn Brewer. I don't want to bring in an organization I love and that's been doing good work for 20 years into this.'.

2. Mikhail Popkov:

   I just had some reasons to suspect her, i'm not looking for excuses, but this was the impetus for my future.

3. Le Thi Thanh Hoa:

   It looks like the impetus has died off. doing business with the army is good because its prices are stable.

4. Chris Norman:

   That gave me the impetus to get up and do it, they galvanized me to go.

5. Alex Fanta:

   The ruling should be an impetus for German policymakers to regulate the digital estate.