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compelling
com·pel·ling C0525600 (kəm-pĕl′ĭng)adj.1. Urgently requiring attention: a host of compelling socioeconomic problems.2. Drivingly forceful: compelling ambition and egotism.compelling (kəmˈpɛlɪŋ) adj1. arousing or denoting strong interest, esp admiring interest2. (of an argument, evidence, etc) convincingcom•pel•ling (kəmˈpɛl ɪŋ) adj. 1. tending to compel; overpowering: compelling reasons. 2. having a powerful and irresistible effect: a compelling drama. [1490–1500] com•pel′ling•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | compelling - driving or forcing; "compelling ambition"powerful - having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" | | 2. | compelling - tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence"persuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument" |
compellingadjective1. convincing, telling, powerful, forceful, conclusive, weighty, cogent, irrefutable He puts forward a compelling argument against the culling of badgers.2. pressing, binding, urgent, overriding, imperative, unavoidable, coercive, peremptory Another, probably more compelling, factor is that of safety.3. fascinating, gripping, irresistible, enchanting, enthralling, hypnotic, spellbinding, mesmeric Her eyes were her best feature, wide-set and compelling. a violent yet compelling film fascinating ordinary, boring, dull, tiresome, monotonous, humdrum, uneventful, uninteresting, repetitious, wearisomeTranslationsIdiomsSeecompelEncyclopediaSeeCompelcompelling
Synonyms for compellingadj convincingSynonyms- convincing
- telling
- powerful
- forceful
- conclusive
- weighty
- cogent
- irrefutable
adj pressingSynonyms- pressing
- binding
- urgent
- overriding
- imperative
- unavoidable
- coercive
- peremptory
adj fascinatingSynonyms- fascinating
- gripping
- irresistible
- enchanting
- enthralling
- hypnotic
- spellbinding
- mesmeric
Antonyms- ordinary
- boring
- dull
- tiresome
- monotonous
- humdrum
- uneventful
- uninteresting
- repetitious
- wearisome
Words related to compellingadj driving or forcingRelated Wordsadj tending to persuade by forcefulness of argumentRelated Words |