compelling en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/
Etymology
By surface analysis, compel + -ing.
Meanings
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very interesting; able to capture and hold one's attention
The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing", "share the things you love with the world" and so on.
2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27:The novel was so compelling that I couldn't put it down.
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capable of causing someone to believe or agree
He made a compelling argument.
Terry's goal looked to have put Chelsea in control on the stroke of half-time but Arsenal's response presented a compelling case for Wenger's insistence that reports of his side's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport:
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strong and forceful; that causes one to feel like they must do something
I would need a very compelling reason to leave my job.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more compelling | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most compelling | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
urgent · gripping · convincing · pressing
Translations (40)
hu hatalmas (strong) · hu ellenállhatatlan (able to capture and hold one's attention) · de unwiderstehlich (strong) · bg наложителен (able to capture and hold one's attention) · tr zorlayıcı (strong) · nl dwingend (able to capture and hold one's attention) · fi pakottava (able to capture and hold one's attention) · la cōgēns (strong) · es de peso (able to capture and hold one's attention) · it appassionante (able to capture and hold one's attention) · fi vastustamaton (strong) · nl meeslepend (able to capture and hold one's attention) · es compelidor (able to capture and hold one's attention) · de fesselnd (strong) · hu erőteljes (strong) · tr ilgi uyandırıcı (able to capture and hold one's attention) · bg неустоим (strong) · ru безотлага́тельный (able to capture and hold one's attention) · es compeledor (able to capture and hold one's attention) · hu magával ragadó (able to capture and hold one's attention) · it avvincente (able to capture and hold one's attention) · it persuasivo (strong) · fi vangitseva (strong) · de unwiderstehlich (able to capture and hold one's attention) · ru неотло́жный (able to capture and hold one's attention) · hu hathatós (able to capture and hold one's attention) · hu kényszerítő (able to capture and hold one's attention) · de hinreißend (strong) · hu impozáns (able to capture and hold one's attention) · de zwingend (able to capture and hold one's attention) · es compeliente (able to capture and hold one's attention) · it entusiasmante (strong) · hu elsöprő (strong) · fi mukaansatempaava (strong) · bg непреодолим (strong) · de fesselnd (able to capture and hold one's attention) · it coinvolgente (able to capture and hold one's attention) · hu minden kétséget kizáró (able to capture and hold one's attention) · it convincente (strong) · de überwältigend (strong)