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   Com·pel·ling

   /kəmˈpeliNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way: "his eyes were strangely compelling" Similar enthrallingcaptivatinggrippingengrossingrivetingspellbindingentrancingtransfixingmesmerizinghypnoticmesmericabsorbingfascinatingthrillingirresistibleaddictiveinformal:unputdownableOpposite boring
   • ▪ not able to be refuted; inspiring conviction: "a compelling argument" Similar convincingpersuasivecogentirresistibleforcefulpowerfulpotentstrongweightyplausiblecredibleeffectiveefficacioussoundvalidreasonablereasonedwell reasonedrationalwell foundedtellingconclusiveirrefutableunanswerableauthoritativeinfluentialOpposite weak
   • ▪ not able to be resisted; overwhelming: "the temptation to give up was compelling"

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