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Antonyms for impetus

Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-pi-tuhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm pɪ təs

Definition of impetus

Origin :
  • early 15c., impetous "rapid movement, rush;" 1640s, with modern spelling, "force with which a body moves, driving force," from Latin impetus "attack, assault, onset, impulse, violence, vigor, force, passion," related to impetere "to attack," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + petere "aim for, rush at" (see petition (n.)).
  • noun stimulus, force
Example sentences :
  • But the shock was insufficient to repel the impetus of the charge.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • There was no shock of any kind; the bridge had no impetus except from its own weight.
  • Extract from : « Alexander's Bridge and The Barrel Organ » by Willa Cather and Alfred Noyes
  • But now Vere had given an impetus to him—and that was surely stranger.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • The impetus of the crowd had carried Miette and Silvere along in this direction.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • It was indeed the doctor, who, carried by the impetus, rolled into the room.
  • Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
  • She lost impulse and impetus and crept back and sank into a chair.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • It was this impression on me that gave the impetus to my answer.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine
  • But when they had secured F12A the 6th found their impetus exhausted.
  • Extract from : « The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 » by F.L. Morrison
  • But there was none of the impetus of arrested motion in her attitude.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • The mob charged upon them with an impetus that could not be resisted.
  • Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith

Synonyms for impetus

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