Antonyms for impulse

Grammar : Noun

Spell : im-puhls

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm pʌls

Definition of impulse

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 :

The impulse that had prompted him to hail her now prompted wild words.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Let her think that your own impulse leads you, and then she will yield.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Hope asked no questions, and hardly felt the impulse to inquire what had happened.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

All at once an impulse of yielding which was really freedom came to her.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

The impulse of one billiard-ball is attended with motion in the second.
Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume

Dick, spurred by impulse, left his alcove and entered the room.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Grant repressed an impulse to shout, and used the breath for an extra burst of speed.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

Casanova's first impulse was to throw the contents of his glass in Lorenzi's face.
Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler

He spoke rapidly, in the grip of his first impulse to shield her from what she had done.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

She resisted an impulse to say that she had broken the key in the lock and to send for the locksmith.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

Synonyms for impulse

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