If you don't listen to us, we will have to resort to coercion.
Source: tatoeba (1929)
Coercion
/koʊˈɜːʃən/
Synonyms for "coercion" (125 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Noun(16 words)
compulsionbadgeringblackmailblackmailingbludgeonbludgeonsbrowbeatingbrutalizingbulldozingbullingclampdowncoerced agreementcoercingcoercive actioncoercive forcingcoerciveness
argumentum baculinum
Verb(3 words)
Preposition(1 words)
by force
Adjective(3 words)
coercive enforcementcoercive enforcementscoercive pressure
Adverb(1 words)
coercively pressure students
Strong matches (38)
Verb(7 words)
Noun(23 words)
conformity expectationscontrolcontrollingconvert to variablecudgellingdragooningduranceduressenforcingexertionsextortingextortionforce into signingforce relatedforcingforcing techniqueforcingsguilt tripgunpointharrying
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Adjective(1 words)
controlling influence
Related words (62)
Noun(33 words)
kneecappingmanipulationsmore forcedmore physical pressuremusclingoppressionpeer forcingpressurepressurespressuringpressurizationpressurizingpushingrailroadingramroddingransomsregimentationshakedownshakedownssnaring
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steamrolleringsteamrollingsubjectionterrorizingterrorsthreat of forcethumbscrewtotalitarianismtyrannizingundue pressureurginguse forcewresting
Verb(2 words)
Adjective(9 words)
physical forcephysical influencephysical pressurepolitical forcepsychological pressuresocial forcingstate coercionthreatening pressureunsafe manipulation
Preposition(2 words)
under compulsionwith great force
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5 entrieseconomic coercionemotional coercionlegal coercionpeer pressurepolitical coercion
Collocations
6 entriescoercion tacticcoercive pressureeconomic coercionemotional coercionlegal coercionpolitical coercion
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Leadership by coercion would not produce the results we see.
Source: tatoeba (329258)
Certainly there are downsides to leadership by coercion and force.
Source: tatoeba (329259)
An unconditional love is love without coercion.
Source: tatoeba (366490)
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