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impulsenoun something that arouses action or activitythe new auto factory was just the impulse that the local economy needed boost, encouragement, goad, impetus, incentive, incitation, incitement, instigation, momentum, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulant, stimulus, yeast inducement, invitationantecedent, cause, consideration, grounds, motive, occasion, reasoncatalyst, catalyzer, fuel, spark shot in the arm counterincentive, disincentive a habitual attraction to some activity or thingthe universal, fundamental impulse of self-preservation affection, affinity, aptitude, bent, bias, bone, devices, disposition, genius, habitude, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn favor, one-sidedness, partisanship, prejudiceendowment, faculty, flair, gift, knack, talentaddiction, appetite, fancy, fondness, like, liking, preference, tasteforte, speciality, specialtyconvention, custom, habit, pattern, practice(also practise), routine, trick, way, wonteccentricity, idiosyncrasy, kink, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, singularity allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, disinclination, dislike, disliking, disrelish, distastedetachment, impartiality, neutrality, objectivityapathy, disinterestedness, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern motive, impulse, incentive, inducement, spur, goad mean a stimulus to action.motive implies an emotion or desire operating on the will and causing it to act.a motive for the crime impulse suggests a driving power arising from personal temperament or constitution.buying on impulse incentive applies to an external influence (such as an expected reward) inciting to action.a bonus was offered as an incentive inducement suggests a motive prompted by the deliberate enticements or allurements of another.offered a watch as an inducement to subscribe spur applies to a motive that stimulates the faculties or increases energy or ardor.fear was a spur to action goad suggests a motive that keeps one going against one's will or desire.thought insecurity a goad to worker efficiency in 1611 |