Impetus
Crossword Clue & Answers

6 August 2021
Last seen in: The Sun Cryptic

We found 76 answers for the crossword clue 'Impetus', the most recent of which was seen in the The Sun Cryptic.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Impetus a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Impetus as an answer itself some 88 times.

Impetus is a single word clue made up of 7 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'The Sun Cryptic' on Monday, 02 August 2021 with the answer being MOMENTUM, we also found MOMENTUM to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• The Sun Cryptic - 2 Aug 2021
• The Guardian Speedy - 29 Mar 2020
• The Guardian Quick - 8 Nov 2018

Definitions and usage

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• The act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"
• A force that moves something along

Anagrams

We found 1 anagrams for the word 'Impetus'.

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Crossword Answers

4 Letters

BRIO
Quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

ELAN
Distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

FUEL
Provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

GLOW
Light from nonthermal sources

GOAD
A pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

LIFE
A living person; "his heroism saved a life"

PUSH
An effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"

SPUR
A sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on"

URGE
A strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"

ZEST
A tart spicy quality

5 Letters

ARDOR
A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"

CLOUT
(boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"

DRIFT
A general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"

DRIVE
The act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

FORCE
An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"

GUSTO
Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

POWER
Physical strength

SPEED
A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

6 Letters

ARDOUR
A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"

ENERGY
An imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"

FUELER

METTLE
The courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

MOMENT
A turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)

PICKUP
Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

SIGNAL
Notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"

SPIRIT
An inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"

SPRING
A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

STEPUP
Make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"

THRUST
The act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

WARMTH
A quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love

7 Letters

GETAWAY
A rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"

IMPETUS
The act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"

IMPULSE
The act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"

SPEEDUP
Cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"

8 Letters

ACTIVITY
Any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

CATALYST
Something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"

MOMENTUM
The product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities"

PERTNESS
Quality of being lively and confident; "there was a pertness about her that attracted him"

PRESSURE
The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"

STIMULUS
Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

VELOCITY
Distance travelled per unit time

VIVACITY
Characterized by high spirits and animation

9 Letters

ANIMATION
The making of animated cartoons

BRISKNESS
Liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"

IMPELLENT
Forcing forward or onward; impelling; "an impellent power"; "an impellent cause"

IMPULSION
The act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"

INCENTIVE
A positive motivational influence

LUSTINESS
The property of being strong and healthy in constitution

PERKINESS
Inappropriate playfulness

STIMULANT
Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

10 Letters

COMPULSION
Using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion"

ENTHUSIASM
A feeling of excitement

INCITATION
An act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny"

INCITEMENT
An act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny"

LIVELINESS
Animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

MOTIVATION
The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

PROPELLANT
Any substance that propels

PROPULSION
The act of propelling

QUICKENING
The act of accelerating; increasing the speed

ROBUSTNESS
The property of being strong and healthy in constitution

11 Letters

ADVANCEMENT
Gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"

IMPETUOSITY
Rash impulsiveness

INSPIRATION
The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

INSTIGATION
Deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)

JOIEDEVIVRE
A keen enjoyment of living

MOTIVEPOWER
The power or ability to move

PROVOCATION
Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

PROVOCATIVE
Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope

STIMULATION
The act of arousing an organism to action

ZESTFULNESS
Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

12 Letters

ACCELERATION
The act of accelerating; increasing the speed

DRIVINGFORCE
The act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

SPIRITEDNESS
Quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

13 Letters

ENCOURAGEMENT
The act of giving hope or support to someone

14 Letters

IMPELLINGFORCE

17 Letters

IRRESISTIBLEFORCE