Compelling

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Urgently requiring attention: a host of compelling socioeconomic problems.
  • adj. Drivingly forceful: compelling ambition and egotism.
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  • v. Present participle of compel.
  • adj. requiring urgent attention
  • adj. forceful
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  • adj. driving or forcing
  • adj. tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument
    • Verb Form
    compeled    compelement    compeling    compell    compelled   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    need    necessitate    call for    take    involve   
    Cross Reference
    demand   
    Variant
    compelled    compelling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    necessitate    constrain    coerce    force    oblige   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adel    Adele    Bel    Bell    Belle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    convince    fascinate    disturb    vivid    overwhelm   
     
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