forcing

ADJECTIVE

penetrating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

biting piercing trenchant

STRONG

carrying clear-cut crisp cutting edged entering infiltrating permeating pointed puncturing shrill

WEAK

going through ingoing intrusive passing through penetrant pervasive pungent sharp strong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

kind nice weak

STRONG

soft

WEAK

blunt dull idiotic senseless stupid unintelligent

ADJECTIVE

pressing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acute compelling critical crucial demanding dire immediate imperative insistent serious vital

STRONG

burning claiming constraining crying distressing exacting instant obliging requiring

WEAK

clamant clamorous exigent heat-on high-priority hurry-up importunate life-and-death

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull inessential optional trivial uncritical unimportant

WEAK

insignificant

ADJECTIVE

requiring

Synonyms

STRONG

compelling demanding exacting involving necessitating pressing

WEAK

calling for dire immediate urgent

Antonyms

STRONG

trivial

NOUN

penetration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

infiltration seepage

STRONG

diffusion entrance ingress insertion invasion osmosis perforation thrusting

WEAK

piercing punching stabbing

Antonyms

WEAK

departure egress evacuation

NOUN

push

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance assault attack drive effort offensive thrust

STRONG

bearing blow butt charge driving energy exerting exertion impact jolt lean mass nudge onset poke prod propulsion shove shoving straining thrusting weight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hesitation

STRONG

idleness laziness

WEAK

discouragement disinterest pull

Example Sentences

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Forcing it to blink is not a costless enterprise, but buckling is not costless either.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

"Forcing council staff on to inferior pensions would leave retired workers poorer and worsen an already severe recruitment crisis for local government," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Forcing yourself to sleep outside your optimal time can lead to poorer sleep, Troxel says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Forcing an early sale may trigger property-tax reassessment in some states.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Forcing myself up from the step, I head for the front door.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

forcing

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