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force
noun as in physical energy, power
Strong matches
arm, brunt, clout, coercion, compulsion, conscription, draft, duress, dynamism, enforcement, exaction, extortion, fury, horsepower, impact, impetus, impulse, might, momentum, muscle, pains, potency, potential, pow, pressure, punch, push, sinew, sock, speed, steam, stimulus, strain, stress, stuff, subjection, tension, trouble, velocity, vigor
Weak matches
constrait, full head of steam, strong arm, what it takes
noun as in mental power, energy
Strongest matches
Strong matches
ability, bite, coercion, cogency, competence, determination, dominance, drive, duress, effect, effectiveness, efficacy, emphasis, fierceness, forcefulness, gumption, guts, impressiveness, influence, intensity, obligation, persistence, persuasiveness, point, pressure, puissance, punch, push, requirement, sapience, stress, validity, validness, vehemence, vigor, willpower
Weak match
noun as in military organization
verb as in obligate to do something
Strongest matches
cause, charge, compel, demand, drag, drive, impose, inflict, limit, make, move, oblige, order, press, pressure, require, restrict, urge
Strong matches
apply, bind, blackmail, burden, choke, coerce, command, concuss, conscript, constrain, contract, draft, dragoon, enforce, enjoin, exact, extort, fix, impel, impress, insist, necessitate, obtrude, occasion, overcome, pressurize, sandbag, shotgun, strong-arm, wrest, wring
Weak matches
bear down, bear hard on, bring pressure to bear upon, pin down, put screws to, put squeeze on
Example Sentences
Some 44,000 security forces have been deployed across the country of 30 million to keep protests in check, especially in former opposition fiefdoms in the south and west.
The move came after months of tense diplomacy aimed at reviving nuclear talks derailed since June, when Israeli and US forces bombed Iranian nuclear facilities.
They could be forced to sell depleted stocks to fund their spending.
A sustained downturn could force it to suspend dividends or pause buying.
A sustained downturn could force it to suspend dividends or pause buying.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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