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Synonyms for compelling
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  1. compellingadjective

    driving or forcing

    "compelling ambition"

    Antonyms:
    dissuasive, powerless

  2. compellingadjective

    tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument

    "new and compelling evidence"

    Antonyms:
    dissuasive, powerless

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  1. compellingadjective

    Synonyms:
    forcible, coercive, constraining, imperative, compulsory

    Antonyms:
    elective, optional, discretional

  2. compellingnoun

    Synonyms:
    compulsion, coercion, constraint, duress, force

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How to use compelling in a sentence?

  1. Harris Faulkner:

    They are the epitome of Squad goals. Thanks guys.To the organizers of the Multicultural Media Correspondents Association, I want to thank you for recognizing my work and the way that I do the work. Because, the work itself is something that we're all doing. But the specificity that each one of us brings from our upbringing, failures, victories and values is the potent mix that makes us compelling and memorable voices in media, thank you for adding me to MMCA’s list of those getting it done.

  2. Jan Dawson:

    Apple now has the most compelling and coherent lineup of laptops it’s had in several years, but Apple’s laptops no longer enjoy the kind of big hardware advantage they’ve had in the past.

  3. Alex Gawley:

    So far, we see compelling evidence that scheduling time on your calendar is the best way to do that.

  4. Jon Gilbert:

    This requires a bold solution, ifwe really want to make a difference … it’s got to be something compelling.

  5. Tony Hawk:

    I never noticed the nuances of how I set up my speed and the actual takeoff, so vividly. So much of what I do is based on feelings, and not necessarily the visuals, i think that the most basic physical things that we do, or that we take for granted, are incredibly compelling in slow motion. Skate tricks aside, … technology has come so far that it’s incredible to see everyday things slowed down.


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