Antonyms for impelled

Grammar : Verb

Spell : im-pel

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɛl

Definition of impelled

Origin : early 15c., from Latin impellere "to push, strike against, drive forward, urge on," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + pellere "to push, drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Related: Impelled; impelling.

verb prompt, incite

Example sentences :

He had not the least idea why he had been impelled to go home.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Impelled by fear, he was hardly conscious of his words; hardly responsible for them.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

They held their course as if they were impelled and driven by its fury.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

Then, impelled by an instinctive sense of justice, she resumed.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Believe me, I would not utter a word or write a line if I were not impelled to it.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

A new idea had just impelled Claude onward through the crowd.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

An invincible revolt, the anger of a wife buffeted at home, impelled her forward.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

This was so noticeable that Laban Keeler was impelled to speak of it.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

He was impelled to recapitulate his injunctions; but he forbore.
Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini

But what could have impelled the assertors to such a course?
Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby

Synonyms for impelled

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