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Synonyms of FORCE

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FORCE: definition and more

26 synonyms in 15 meanings 20 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of FORCE by meaning

noun

  1. physical energy or intensity

  2. group of people willing to obey orders

  3. a unit that is part of some military service

    Also: military unit, military force, military group.

  4. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

  5. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

  6. (of a law) having legal validity

  7. a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base

    Also: force out, force-out, force play.

verb

  1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

  2. urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

  3. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

  4. impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

  5. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

  6. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

  7. cause to move by pulling

  8. take by force