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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How to use compelling in a sentence?

1. Jeff Flake:

   Yesterday, we heard compelling testimony from Dr. Ford, as well as Christine Blasey Ford from Judge Kavanaugh. I wish that I could express the confidence that some of my colleagues have conveyed about what either did or did not happen in the early 1980s, but I left the hearing yesterday with as much doubt as certainty.

2. Doug Hallward-Driemeier:

   They have compelling stories.

3. Martina Navratilova:

   That's what made that last final here between Alcaraz and Sinner so compelling, because you didn't know who was going to win until the match was over, and so you need rivalries. You need the contrasts and the personalities and for people to get involved emotionally behind the player. And that's what really makes the sport tick, I think.

4. Rachel Bovard:

   Candidate quality is a big factor in compelling voter trust, and when you have candidates like John Fetterman, who is struggling to recover from a stroke and unable to handle the rigors of the campaign trail, and even incumbents like Raphael Warnock and Mark Kelly who have no accomplishments to run on, it's that much harder of a sell. Because politics is about policy, yes, but it's also about connecting to voters in a visceral way and convincing them you can be trusted with their interests. Democrats are just out to sea on both.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   Im not for impeachment, impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless theres something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I dont think we should go down that path, because it divides the country. And hes just not worth it.