Synonyms for compelling
kəmˈpɛl ɪŋcom·pelling

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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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1. List of paraphrases for "compelling":

   convincing, persuasive, pressing, cogent, attractive, peremptory, imperative, urgent, irrefutable, conclusive, fascinating, binding, overriding, irresistible, probative, eloquent, weight

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1. Tessa Dare:

   Love, sex, and relationships are universally compelling themes.

2. Phillip Barden:

   Hell ants have two features found in no living species : highly specialized scythe-like mandibles and a wide diversity of horns that are present on what is essentially the forehead, one reason these fossils are compelling is that, today, we have about 15,000 known species of ants with all kinds of adaptations, from agricultural leaf-cutter ants with scissor-like mouthparts to army ants specialized as nomadic predatory raiders.

3. Emma Goldman:

   Love, the strongest and deepest element in all life, the harbinger of hope, of joy, of ecstasy; love, the defier of all laws, of all conventions; love, the freest, the most powerful molder of human destiny; how can such an all-compelling force be synonymous with that poor little State and Church-begotten weed, marriage?

4. Richard Lightbound:

   A lot of the technology is already available. It's just a question of packaging it together at the right cost for the farmers, if you can reduce herbicides by the factor of 10 it becomes very compelling for the farmer in terms of productivity. It's also eco friendly and that's clearly going to be very popular, if not compulsory, at some stage.

5. Bobby Montagne:

   HGTV shows like to feature flips with full kitchen and bath remodels because the before-and-after shots make for more compelling viewing.