Thesaurus
compelling
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of COMPELLING
1
having the power to persuade <made a compelling argument against military intervention>
Synonyms compelling, conclusive, convincing, decisive, effective, forceful, persuasive, satisfying, strong, telling
Related Words authoritative, definitive; sound, valid, well-founded; important, significant, weighty; material, pertinent, relevant
Near Antonyms groundless, invalid, shaky, unfounded, unsound; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant; immaterial, irrelevant; feeble, weak
2
needing immediate attention <no compelling need to raise taxes at this time>
Synonyms burning, clamant, compelling, critical, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, imperious, importunate, instant, necessitous, pressing, urgent
Related Words demanding, extreme, immediate, insistent, intense, overriding; crucial, desperate, grave, life-and-death (also life-or-death), serious, severe, vital; dangerous, explosive, hazardous, perilous, precarious, unstable
Near Antonyms incidental, low-pressure, minor, negligible, trivial, unimportant; nonthreatening, safe, stable
Antonyms noncritical, nonurgent
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