IMPETUS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

impetus

noun

ˈim-pə-təs

Definition of impetus

as in incentive

something that arouses action or activity the reward money should be sufficient impetus for someone to come forward with information about the robbery

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Recent Examples of impetus So, if your travels find you in Milan before 2027 kicks off, consider this your impetus to go ahead and book that room. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026 This process seems to have an inexorable direction and impetus. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 So there was kind of an ode to that; that was an impetus for this thing. — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026 The stadium announcer can be heard telling fans about some sort of promotion, so that might have been the impetus for Kelce’s Big Mac pep talk. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impetus

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impetus

Noun

New discoveries matter only if companies have the incentive and capital to bring them to market.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Some may question whether these procedures are used too often, whether the evidence supporting them is strong enough, or whether financial incentives influence their use.

— Antje M. Barreveld, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of incentive

Noun

But Smith also had encouragement for Hurts, whom Lynn and the Eagles said should be expected to make a full recovery with treatment from blood thinners that precludes contact activities for the next few months.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Kid Rock's support eventually extended beyond words of encouragement.

— Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of encouragement

Noun

In many instances, a nature lead might find that their underlying motivation is at odds with their employer’s, causing friction and making their — suddenly outsized — remit difficult to fulfil.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
But Spoelstra insisted that wasn’t a source of motivation to begin this season against Ball’s new team.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of motivation

Noun

China’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter thanks to the country’s powerful export machine, with domestic consumption still lagging and the authorities showing little interest in fiscal stimulus.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Visual stimuli produced more activity in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026