What does compelling mean?
Definitions for compelling
kəmˈpɛl ɪŋcom·pelling
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Princeton's WordNet
compellingadjective
driving or forcing
"compelling ambition"
compellingadjective
tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument
"new and compelling evidence"
Wiktionary
compellingadjective
requiring urgent attention
There are compelling reasons why these articles should have definitions.
compellingadjective
forceful
The politician had compelling ambition.
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compelling
Compelling generally refers to evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way. It can also mean having a powerful and irresistible effect or influence, demanding attention or respect. It is often used to describe something that is so fascinating or intriguing that it captively holds one's attention.
Webster Dictionary
Compelling
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of compelling in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of compelling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of compelling in a Sentence
I did not imagine there would be 60 million people who, faced with compelling evidence of the life-saving nature of Covid vaccines, would still say,' No, not for me,'.
HGTV shows like to feature flips with full kitchen and bath remodels because the before-and-after shots make for more compelling viewing.
I will be happy when the appropriate time comes and in front of the proper committees and anybody else, through history and every -- I will stand by the intelligence I saw, that it was compelling, it was imminent, and it was very, very clear in scale, scope, did it exactly say who, what, when, where ? No, but he was planning, coordinating and synchronizing significant combat operations against Army Gen. Mark Milley military forces in the region and it was imminent.
Chief Operating Officer Ken Lowe:
If you look at where the industry is going… we just see a lot of opportunities… We have such compelling content for advertisers we don’t want to cut ourselves off.
Evaluating Mimas' status as an ocean moon would benchmark models of its formation and evolution, this would help us better understand Saturn's rings and mid-sized moons as well as the prevalence of potentially habitable ocean moons, particularly at Uranus. Mimas is a compelling target for continued investigation.
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Translations for compelling
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- قهريArabic
- наложителен, непреодолим, неустоимBulgarian
- convincentCatalan, Valencian
- unwiderstehlich, hinreißend, fesselnd, überzeugend, zwingend, überwältigendGerman
- de peso, irresistibleSpanish
- pakottava, vangitseva, vastustamaton, mukaansatempaavaFinnish
- irrésistibleFrench
- menarikIndonesian
- convincenteItalian
- 説得力のありますJapanese
- неотразимыйRussian
- బలవంతపుTelugu
- zorlayıcı, ilgi uyandırıcıTurkish
- مجبورUrdu
- 引人注目Chinese
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