Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Impulse

Nouns
  • impulse, impulsion, impetus
  • momentum
  • push, pulsion, thrust, shove, jog, jolt, brunt, booming, boost [U.S.], throw
  • explosion etc. (violence) Violence
  • propulsion etc. [Motion given to an object situated in front.] Propulsion. percussion, concussion, collision, occursion, clash, encounter, cannon, carambole, appulse, shock, crash, bump
  • impact
  • elan
  • charge etc. (attack) Attack
  • beating etc. (punishment) Punishment. blow, dint, stroke, knock, tap, rap, slap, smack, pat, dab
  • fillip
  • slam, bang
  • hit, whack, thwack
  • cuff etc. Punishment
  • squash, dowse, swap, whap, punch, thump, pelt, kick, punce, calcitration
  • ruade
  • arietation
  • cut, thrust, lunge, yerk
  • carom, carrom, clip [Slang], jab, plug [Slang], sidewinder [U.S.], sidewipe, sideswipe [U.S.]. hammer, sledge hammer, mall, maul, mallet, flail
  • ram, rammer
  • battering ram, monkey, pile-driving engine, punch, bat
  • cant hook
  • cudgel etc. (weapon) Arms
  • ax etc. (sharp) Sharpness. [Science of mechanical forces] dynamics
  • seismometer, accelerometer, earthquake detector.
Verbs
  • give an impetus etc. n.
  • impel, push
  • start, give a start to, set going
  • drive, urge, boom
  • thrust, prod
  • cant
  • elbow, shoulder, jostle, justle, hustle, hurtle, shove, jog, jolt, encounter
  • run against, bump against, butt against
  • knock one's head against, run one's head against
  • impinge
  • boost [U.S.]
  • bunt, carom, clip y
  • fan, fan out
  • jab, plug [Slang]. strike, knock, hit, tap, rap, slap, flap, dab, pat, thump, beat, blow, bang, slam, dash
  • punch, thwack, whack
  • hit hard, strike hard
  • swap, batter, dowse, baste
  • pelt, patter, buffet, belabor
  • fetch one a blow
  • poke at, pink, lunge, yerk
  • kick, calcitrate
  • butt, strike at etc. (attack) Attack
  • whip etc. (punish) Punishment. come into a collision, enter into collision
  • collide
  • sideswipe
  • foul
  • fall foul of, run foul of
  • telescope. throw etc. (propel) [Motion given to an object situated in front.] Propulsion.
Adjectives
  • impelling etc. v.
  • impulsive, impellent
  • booming
  • dynamic, dynamical
  • impelled etc. v..
Phrases
  • a hit, a very palpable hit" [Hamlet].