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Synonyms of FORCES

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FORCES: definition and more

45 synonyms in 19 meanings 39 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of FORCES by meaning

noun

  1. a powerful effect or influence

  2. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

  3. physical energy or intensity

  4. group of people willing to obey orders

  5. a unit that is part of some military service

    Also: military unit, military force, military group.

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

  7. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

  8. a group of people having the power of effective action

  9. (of a law) having legal validity

  10. 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. do forcibly; exert force

  9. take by force