Synonyms for
Impetus
Definition
Impetus means a force that makes something happen or happen more quickly.
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- provide impetus
- gain impetus
- lose impetus
- initial impetus
- further impetus
- give impetus
- moral impetus
- economic impetus
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Usage note
Impetus refers to the force or energy driving something forward, or the stimulus that causes an action. It is often used in academic or formal contexts to describe momentum or motivation.
Example sentences
- The teacher's encouragement gave an impetus to the student's learning.
- The new law provided an impetus for companies to switch to renewable energy.
- The team's first win of the season gave them the impetus they needed to keep playing hard.
- The economic recession provided an impetus for the government to create new job programs.
- The discovery of a new treatment for cancer provided an impetus for further research.
Quotes
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind. - William James
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Confucius
Believe you can and you're halfway there. - Theodore Roosevelt