Antonyms for impulses

Grammar : Noun

Spell : im-puhls

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm pʌls

Definition of impulses

Origin : early 15c., "an act of impelling, a thrust, push," from Latin impulsus "a push against, pressure, shock," also "incitement, instigation, impulse," past participle of impellere (see impel). Meaning "stimulus in the mind arising from some state or feeling" first recorded 1640s.

noun drive, resolve
noun throb, stimulus

Example sentences :

Her heart seemed not easy to reach; her impulses were not inflammable.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

But at present I cannot regain my old self, I can only obey my impulses.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

The dramatic impulse, as well as all other impulses of our nature, are from the Maker.
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

How else could I strengthen her in the battle against our own impulses?
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

The thoughts, sentiments and will are all directed by the impulses of the seducer.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

And he was not at all accustomed to control himself or to fight his own impulses.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

He was always kind and generous when he acted from his own impulses.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete » by Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans

Yes, we must always disobey our impulses, and resist the tyranny of our desires.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

The impulses that had prompted him to this night's work had really centred in Glory.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Everything on which his eye rests, obeys the impulses of moral nature.
Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Synonyms for impulses

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