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Impetus is an English word with synonyms like impulsion or drift. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Impetus meaning

  1. Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.
  2. A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.
  3. The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.

Synonyms of Impetus

impulsion drift force impulse drive thrust driving force

Related words

Other words often associated with Impetus or its synonyms:

propulsion move push actuation travel cause desire jabbing float activity road pull

Using Impetus

  • The main meaning on this page is: Anything that impels; a stimulating factor. | A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse. | The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.
  • Useful related words include: impulsion, drift, force, impulse.
  • In the example corpus, impetus often appears in combinations such as: impetus to, the impetus, impetus for.

Context around Impetus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

give 2× gave 1× attacking 1× comedy 1× narrative 1× strong 1× inject 1× further 1× add 1× positive 1×

Often after:

behind 2× becomes 1×

Sentence patterns with Impetus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a positive impetus that the 1× a strong impetus to the 1× could add impetus at this 1× could give impetus to those 1× give further impetus to recovery 1× given an impetus to domestic 1× inspiration and impetus for the 1× is the impetus for the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

i don t 1× it failed to 1× mcburnie showed his 1× meant to spoof 1× part of the 1× positive market sentiment 1×

Common sentence endings:

away with it 1× bringing down costs 1× competition said boztayev 1× create the series 1× development firm said 1× for the commerce 1×

Words around Impetus

Just before it in the word index:

impetuousness 2 impetuously 4 impetuous 31 impetuosity 2 impetigo 3 imperviousness 2

Just after it in the word index:

impex 4 impey 5 imphal 71 impi 17 impiazzi 4 impieties 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

amusing 321 archaic 321 blink 321 characterization 321 comedies 321 concerted 321

Corpus analysis for Impetus

  • In this selection, "impetus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, give, gave, attacking, behind and becomes stand out and add context to how "impetus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a positive impetus that the and a strong impetus to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "impetus" sits close to words such as amusing, archaic and blink, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with impetus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The start line is the impetus for the commerce. (9 words)

The deliberate absence of narrative impetus becomes oppressive before long. (10 words)

The impetus behind Eagle County’s lawsuit is simple, Scherr said: “It’s just math. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

I don’t think extremists can promote a civil society or are capable of breaking bread (essential to the survival of deliberative democracy), and that’s the impetus that drove me to create the series. (35 words)

Meant to spoof the numerous sitcoms of the 1950s, the comedy impetus behind the distressingly tasteless show remains unclear over 30 years after its brief tenure on the UK's Galaxy Network. (32 words)

This gives a positive impetus that the office space demand is still heading north, Hrishikesh Nair, chief operating officer, Chennai Operations, Brigade Group, a real estate and property development firm, said. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

I don’t think extremists can promote a civil society or are capable of breaking bread (essential to the survival of deliberative democracy), and that’s the impetus that drove me to create the series.

It failed to do it and that was what gave impetus to those who wanted to derail the democratic system and run away with it.

McBurnie showed his importance to the team when he came off the bench against Man City to provide the home side with much-needed attacking impetus.

Meant to spoof the numerous sitcoms of the 1950s, the comedy impetus behind the distressingly tasteless show remains unclear over 30 years after its brief tenure on the UK's Galaxy Network.

Part of the impetus that spurred on the whole student loan forgiveness scheme came from the ideologically driven premise that college debt hurts students of color more than other students.

Positive market sentiment has given us the impetus to invest in future to deliver best-in-class products.

The Abraham Accords serve as the dangerous inspiration and impetus for the Cyrus Accords that Pahlavi mentioned in his press release.

The CM said that to put the state on a high growth trajectory of economic development, the government has decided to give impetus to the industry in Punjab.

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The decision could give impetus to those who want to give more power over the sector to another regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which oversees derivatives.

The deliberate absence of narrative impetus becomes oppressive before long.

The impetus behind Eagle County’s lawsuit is simple, Scherr said: “It’s just math.

The increasing demand has given an impetus to domestic manufacturing, thereby lowering import dependency and sharply bringing down costs.

The involvement of businesses, whether freelance specialists or major oil conglomerates, will give a strong impetus to the platform’s development, especially given the lack of competition,” said Boztayev.

The move comes as the EU looks to inject impetus into its enlargement policy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Moscow’s attempts to destabilize Europe.

The president said the country was able to showcase the great variety of South Africa's tourism products to give further impetus to recovery.

The start line is the impetus for the commerce.

The Summer Olympics kicking off a year from Wednesday are offering an impetus to tackle the problem.

They are playing OK but you would think they had someone that could add impetus at this late stage.

This gives a positive impetus that the office space demand is still heading north, Hrishikesh Nair, chief operating officer, Chennai Operations, Brigade Group, a real estate and property development firm, said.

This goal gave the Ladies fresh impetus and the confidence began to grow throughout the team.

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Common combinations with impetus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "impetus" in a sentence?
An example: "I don’t think extremists can promote a civil society or are capable of breaking bread (essential to the survival of deliberative democracy), and that’s the impetus that drove me to create the series." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "impetus" from authentic English texts.
What does "impetus" mean?
Impetus means: Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.
What are synonyms of "impetus"?
Common synonyms of "impetus" include: impulsion, drift, force, impulse, drive, thrust, driving force.
How many example sentences with "impetus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "impetus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.