What does compelled mean?
Compelled means Driven; forced..
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/kəmˈpɛld/ · adjective
Driven; forced..
I do believe state policymakers are very compelled to address those early years.
I was very compelled by the experience of watching Hamlet and the opening scene that has the ghost of his father on the parapet saying, “Revenge my death.”
I was the only one who was in a position to do it, and I felt very compelled to do so.
Use compelled when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Compelled means Driven; forced..
Common synonyms include constrained, obligate, bound.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I do believe state policymakers are very compelled to address those early years.
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