Coerce

/koʊˈɝs/

Synonyms for "coerce" (283 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (57)

Verb(26 words)

bully compel force pressure adpressedapplies forceapply downward forceapply forcebadgered blackmailed blackmails bludgeon bludgeoned brainwashes browbeats buffaloed buffaloing bulldogged bulldozes bullied

Show 6 more words

bullyrag castcoerce (informal)coercedcompel compliancecompelled

Noun(16 words)

badger bent bioattack blackmail blackmailing bludgeoning bludgeons browbeatingbrute forcebulldogs bulldozing bullies bulls bullyingcatalan forçacoerced agreement

beat downbeset blackjack blackmail bludgeon break browbeat bulldoze bully castrateclamp down oncommand compel

Adjective(1 words)

browbeaten

Adverb(1 words)

coercively pressure students

Strong matches (85)

Adjective(3 words)

compelling domineering exacting

Verb(31 words)

compels constrains convert cornered cudgeled cudgelled domineered dragoon dragooned enforced enslaves enslaving entrapping exacts exerting extort extorted extorts extract foists

Show 11 more words

force a decisionforce a doorforcedforcing readingforcing relocationforzare frightens hale harassed hastened hectored

concuss constrain cow daunt demand despotize domineerdomineer overdragoon drive enforce enslave goad grindgrind downhenpeck hijack

Noun(34 words)

converting corrupting crimps crowbars despots domineers dragooning dragoons enforcing enslaved ensnaring exploiting extortingforce applicationsforce conceptforce into signingforce magnitudesforce readingforce reexpressionforce related

Show 14 more words

force representationforce the matterforced march trainingforced relocationforcesforces readingforcingforcing techniquefrench forcegaslights guiltguilt tripheadlock hectoring

Related words (141)

hustle intimidatekeep downkeep underlord it overmake menace oblige oppress overawe overbear overmaster overridepress heavy onpush railroad repress requireride override roughshod over

Show 25 more words

screw shame shanghai shotgun steamrollerstrong armstrong-arm subjugate suppress terrorize threatentrample downtrample upontread downtread upontwist tyrannizetyrannize overunman urgeuse violencewalk all overwalk overweigh heavy onwrench

Verb(39 words)

impelled impelling indoctrinate intimidate manhandled manhandles manipulate manipulates muscled obligating obtain oppresses pimped pressured pressurize pressurizes racketeered railroaded ramrodded raped

Show 19 more words

roped shanghaied squeeze squeezes steamrolled steamrollered subjugatedsway opinionsterrorized terrorizes threatened transform translate tyrannized tyrannizes waterboarded wrests wrings wrung

Noun(53 words)

manhandling misguidingmore forcedmost sudden silencemuscle musclingobligation to helppacifyingpeer forcedpeer forcingphysical forcingportuguese forçapresses pressures pressuring pressurizing proselytes punkspush pressureracketeers

Show 33 more words

railroad railroading ramrod ramrodding ramrods shakedown shaming shanghaiing shanghais slaving sledgehammering sledgehammerssocially pressuredspanish fuerzasteamrolleringstudent force readingsweatbox terrorizing thralling threat threatening thumbscrew thumbscrews tortures trafficking traps tyrannizinguse forcewaterboarding waterboards wrench wresting wring

Adjective(3 words)

menacing overbearing pressurized

Preposition(1 words)

with force

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

8 entries

compel conversion force influence obligate oblige pressure transformation

More specific

7 entries

blackmail bully bullyingstring castthreat threaten typecast

Collocations

5 entries

coerced consentcoercion techniquescoercive controlcoercive pressurecoercive tactic

Inflections

3 entries

coerced coerces coercing

Derivations

4 entries

coercer coercion coercive coercively

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I can try to persuade her to go, but I can't coerce her.

Source: tatoeba (8989349)

He said laws should not coerce but protect public health while protecting human rights.

Source: tatoeba (11035783)

America uses its economic heft to coerce rivals and allies.

Source: tatoeba (13021769)

They coerced their children into going to the country park.

Source: wiktionary

Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.

More for "coerce"

Meaning

Keep exploring

Read the definition Browse writing guides Read the blog