Synonyms for impetus
ˈɪm pɪ təsim·pe·tus

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1. drift, impetus, impulsionnoun

   a force that moves something along

   Synonyms:
   trend, movement, heading, purport, impulsion, gallery, impulse, drift

2. impulse, impulsion, impetusnoun

   the act of applying force suddenly

   "the impulse knocked him over"

   Synonyms:
   pulsing, whim, nerve impulse, nervous impulse, momentum, urge, drift, impulsion, caprice, pulse, neural impulse, impulse, pulsation

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1. • Drive
   • Force

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1. impetusnoun

   Synonyms:
   momentum

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1. impetusnoun

   Synonyms:
   momentum, force, impulse, incentive

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1. List of paraphrases for "impetus":

   momentum, impulse, boost, stimulus, pulse, incentive, push, élan, thrust, drive, dynamic, dynamism, fillip, elk, motivation

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1. Beth Blauer:

   That was the impetus, and that's why we're continuing to do it, because we haven't seen a replicated resource at a global level or a domestic level that has brought in the same kind of fidelity to that governance model.

2. Richard Boucher:

   Nothing speaks like leading with diplomacy and if we are going to start doing that then we don't really need ... (a new) statement, the impetus for the initiative was a perceived lack of loyalty and discipline.

3. President Obama:

   So in a 10 year period of time, and it really was -- 9/11 probably was the impetus behind some of this. But I think what happened was, over time, this security state complex really joined with this military industrial complex that Eisenhower talked about, and the danger now that we face is we have-- that security state complex are all of these intelligence community agencies and activities that we have, right, that we've heard so much about … who actually is in charge of them, and then what authorities or what things that they're able to do-- You've lived this, via them monitoring your phone calls, right?

4. Ken Paxton:

   The impetus was protecting those involved in health care related to Medicaid and Medicare funding, so they wouldn’t have to make a choice with a gun to their head deciding between their jobs and their health.

5. Scott Sherin:

   Every president since Ronald Reagan has talked about the pressing need to improve infrastructure across the USA, but they’ve always had other, bigger priorities to deal with, but now there’s a huge impetus to get things moving – it’s a time of optimism. If we build it, they will come. As an industry, we’re maturing, and we’re ready to take the next step. It’s time to focus on passenger rail.