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compelling Definition

com·pel·ling (kəm pel′iŋ)

adjective

  1. that compels
  2. irresistibly or keenly interesting, attractive, etc.; captivating a compelling drama

compelling Related Forms

com·pel′·lingly adverb

compelling Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • find: Unfortunately, most people don't find those data very compelling.
  • make: Flash movies are a popular way to make websites more compelling.

Infinitive complement

watch: How he gains his subjects respect and truly forlore and grizzly battle scenes make this compelling to watch.

Modifies a noun

  • proposition: Short lead times for delivery and flexible contract terms drive a compelling proposition within key market sectors, such as retail.
  • reason: Probably the most compelling reason to buy the kids a PC of their own.
  • argument: All of these factors add up to present a compelling argument for a more holistic approach.
  • viewing: It is actually quite compelling viewing in the end... Downfall The last days of Adolf Hitler in his bunker in Berlin.
  • evidence: This is compelling evidence of the biblical scale of climate change's effects.
  • narrative: This running " subplot " gave Country House a compelling narrative to run alongside the history.

Modifying Another Word

  • strangely: I blame the strangely compelling Rockstar Mommy I AM: here, now.
  • utterly: The risk inherent in any notion of war in space of a " tragedy of the commons " is utterly compelling.
  • oddly: An oddly compelling excursion to the edges of cacophony.
  • visually: Inside, have something visually compelling like a color copy or photo on one side and your bio immediately available on the other.
  • sufficiently: Secondly, they seem to believe that their content is sufficiently compelling that people will want to pay to hear it.
  • equally: There is an equally compelling second volume that provides pictures from 1907 to 1945.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Watching a team with indifferent luck seems more compelling than watching one with frequent success.
  • prove: Our business case was centered on the costs and savings rather than the wider open standards issues, and ultimately this proved compelling.
  • remain: But it remains compelling how many people in power are still prepared to talk to the paper.
  • become: Once you've said it, it becomes compelling.
  • find: Ask what kinds of return would they find compelling.